Stop the abuse of rights: Sector Wide Solutions
 In the November NikeWatch newsletter we introduced you to a set of solutions for sportswear brands to resolve serious labour rights problems reoccurring in Indonesia. Oxfam Australia has since distributed this set of solutions to the major sportsbrands.
The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), which co-wrote the solutions, have also launched an urgent appeal. The CCC is calling on Adidas to make amends for the serious mistreatment of workers at its former suppliers, PT Dong Joe and PT Spotec. The workers did not receive their severance and other entitlements for many months, leaving them with nothing. Full entitlements have still not been paid to all workers since the factories closed down. The CCC are also calling on adidas to implement sector-wide solutions to ensure that workers in Indonesia are guaranteed their rights and are treated with the respect and dignity they deserve.
To support the CCC urgent appeal click here.
The Solutions have been updated since November and are available here.
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I am not a sweatshop bag - On Sale Now!
Oxfam Australia is proud to present the I am not a sweatshop bag.
These bags have been manufactured in Thailand by a worker run cooperative called Solidarity. The cooperative was set up by workers who were made redundant because they stood up for their legal rights and their dignity.
The bags are available now in shops around Australia or you can purchase the bags online and support the cooperative. The bags are large enough to fit a laptop, your lunch and your books!
Manop Kaewpaga, a solidarity cooperative member says “In this place, there is no boss hanging over or taking advantage of us. There is no threat and insult. Most importantly, we are in a factory of our own.”
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In 2002, 800 workers at the Bed and Bath factory in Bangkok, Thailand, turned up to work to find they no longer had jobs. The factory, which produced clothing for well-known companies such as Nike, Reebok, Levi and adidas, had closed without warning and the Thai owner had fled the country with the workers’ wages. For three months after the factory closed, 350 workers protested outside the Ministry of Labour demanding the right to compensation guaranteed to them under Thai law. After the compensation claims were received, 35 of the workers went on to form their own small factory making shirts and bags under the name ‘Solidarity Cooperative’. Click here to read the full version of this story.
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Building National Campaigns: Activists, Alliances and How Change Happens: Book
High-profile campaigning has become an important strategy for civil-society organizations to make change happen. This book draws on Oxfam International’s experience in supporting national labour-rights campaigning initiatives at the local and national level. The authors describe and analyse what happened in five campaigns in Colombia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, and the United States. The analysis and resources will interest all campaigning individuals and organisations, not just those working on labour rights.
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