A message from Playfair 2012, campaigning for a sweat free Olympics.
Assela works as a full-time trade union official for the Free Trade Zones and General Services Employees Trade Union (FTZ&GSEU) in Sri Lanka. He describes his experience of working in the garment sector and how he became a trade union organiser.
www.playfair2012.org.uk/2011/09/struggling-for-workers%e2%80%99-rights-in-sri-lanka-behind-the-scenes-in-the-garment-sector-with-trade-unionist-assela/
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A message from Oxfam.
We have launched a major new report highlighting the devastating effects of land grabs – and we urgently need your help to shine a spotlight on this destructive practice.
Lift the lid on land grabs – read and share the Oxfam report now
In one case, at least 22,500 people in Uganda lost their homes and land to make way for a British timber company, the New Forests Company (NFC). Villagers told Oxfam that some evictions resulted in physical violence, and destruction of property, crops and livestock. NFC denies that it was responsible for any evictions.
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A message from Playfair 2012, campaigning for a sweat free Olympics.
In 2011, Adidas, the official sportswear sponsor for the London 2012 Games, saw record sales of £10.6 billion. But workers making their goods still aren’t getting their fair share of the profits, or having their workplace rights respected. This is Mlathi’s story.
www.playfair2012.org.uk/2011/09/mlathi-paid-below-the-legal-minimum-wage-for-making-adidas-shirts-in-indonesia/
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A message from Oxfam.
We're moving on to the next, critical stage of GROW – our campaign to help make sure everyone always has enough to eat.
Right now, we urgently need to focus the world's attention on the huge injustice of land grabs. Small-scale farmers are being forced to leave their land and are going hungry because of secretive land deals in poor countries.
Watch our land grabs spoof and share it with your friends now.
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We are gearing up to tackle this scandal head on. We will be outing investors and land grabbers, demanding...
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A message from Playfair 2012, campaigning for a sweat free Olympics.
The Playfair 2012 campaign previously wrote to Stella McCartney, who has been commissioned to design a range of Adidas clothing for London 2012, with a request to meet her to discuss our campaign and work with Adidas to improve working conditions in their supply chains. After receiving no reply, Playfair 2012 passed the letter to Adidas with a request to pass it onto Stella McCartney. This is the response we received.
www.playfair2012.org.uk/2011/09/adidas-letter-our-response/
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A message from Playfair 2012, campaigning for a sweat free Olympics
Malani has worked for an Adidas supplier in Sri Lanka for the last three years. She makes Adidas t-shirts and three-quarter length trousers. Malani is an active trade unionist. This is her story.
www.playfair2012.org.uk/2011/08/malani-my-life-as-a-garment-worker-making-adidas-sportswear-in-sri-lanka/
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