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UK FASHION BRANDS: COMMIT TO LEICESTER
Leicester’s garment sector is in crisis, as brands force through discounts, make last-minute cancellations and impose financial penalties. Act now to support Leicester garment workers!
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Tesco: Pay VK Garment workers
For years, Tesco and its social auditor Intertek made profit from their forced labour. Now, 130 VK Garment workers are taking them to court to demand justice. Support them!
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adidas steals from its workers
Adidas is one of the world’s most profitable sports brands, yet workers making their clothes are systematically subjected to wage theft and union busting.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Specialized, one of the best known bike makers, also makes clothes. And it owes money to 842 former employees of the APS sewing factory in El Salvador. We tried writing and calling but Specialized won’t respond. So we thought we might pedal over to tell them in person – Don’t specialize in wage theft! When: 11:45 am, 16 December, Saturday Where: Meet up point to cycle together, Mina Road Park (BS2 9XH) We will meet at Mina Road Park (BS2 9XH) on our bikes and cycle the short journey to the Specialized shop (BS5 6XX). We will then unfurl Santa’s naughty list with Specialized name on it. We’ll leave the store with a Christmas card and instructions on how they can get off the naughty list – by paying their workers! Note: For those unable to cycle but wanting to participate, join us directly at the store for 12 o’clock. Two inspiring organisers with years of experience fighting for better conditions in the Pakistan garment industry are visiting the UK. This event is a rare opportunity to build grassroots links with the Pakistani labour movement, where workers face the same problems of precarious contracts, stolen wages, and overwork, and where trade unionists are harassed, intimidated and violently suppressed. By learning from each other about how organising helps workplace struggles, we can strengthen our fight for decent work in different sectors and different regions. Leicester garment workers are invited to a meeting on Tuesday 12 December, 18:00-20:00 with two organisers with years of experience fighting for better conditions in the Pakistan garment industry, where workers face the same problems of precarious contracts, stolen wages, and overwork. By learning from each other about how organising helps workplace struggles, we can strengthen our fight for decent work in Leicester. The Labour Behind the Label team will give you an update of the actions we’ve taken so far to convince brands to act. We will also talk about our strategy in building support in Parliament and getting commitments from the government to do more for workers in Leicester. Come hear from workers, campaigners and trade unions about the crisis garment workers face and how we can ensure decent jobs in Leicester! Come and show solidarity with workers in Sri Lanka under attack by harsh labour law reforms.
What: Christmas-themed cycle ride to the Specialized shop in Bristol
Dress festive – Christmas jumpers, elf hats, reindeer horns welcome 🙂
Bring banners and noise!Join us for the MardiGla annual Glasgow Pride event! We will come together in support of LGBTQI+ people across Scotland and spread awareness of our Queer Labour Behind the Label work!
For more info, email our Campaigns and activism lead Alena: alena@labourbehindthelabel.org
Join us for a film screening of the Open Secret documentary in Leicester. The 45-minute documentary looks at the historical struggles of the workers in Leicester’s fashion industry and follows the recent efforts of community groups, trade unions and brands in attempting to create concrete and sustainable changes for the workers involved.
Refreshments provided.
TRAID presents a TRAID Late Fundraiser to support garment workers in Bangladesh. Visit TRAID Dalston for an evening of late-night secondhand shopping, in-store activities and music.
A special event to commemorate the Rana Plaza Disaster, including film showings, speakers, a panel discussion, and refreshments.
PAST ACTIONS
Boohoo: Pay back your workers and go transparent
This campaign is now closed. We launched the campaign on Black Friday 2020- a national day of shopping frenzy when cheap mark ups see hundreds of thousands of shoppers drawn...
PRIMARK: Have you paid your workers?
Since March, workers who produce Primark’s clothes in Bangladesh, Myanmar and Cambodia have been protesting mass dismissal, unpaid wages and reduction in pay. Sign our petition today and join us in calling for Primark to to ensure that all workers in their supply chain are paid their wages. Workers should not have to pay the cost of the pandemic!