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May 8, 2012: | Understanding the Sumangali Scheme in Tamil Nadu's Textile & Garment Industry (Fair Labor Association):
In May 2012, the Fair Labor Association (FLA) and Solidaridad-South & South East Asia released a research report on the Sumangali Scheme - the practice of paying young women a lump sum to be used for a dowry at the end of a three-year term. Written by Solidaridad with support from the FLA, this report provides an overview of the Sumangali Scheme, presents stakeholder views, and offers the perspectives of some of the women and their families who are affected by this practice. |
May 1, 2012: | India’s Dalit women and the real cost of fast fashion (Women's Views On News):
The High Street frenzy that follows when the Duchess of Cambridge is snapped wearing a new dress can lead to 24-hour shifts for women working in some of India’s garment factories.
That’s one of the findings of a new report Maid in India that reveals the impact that unexpected orders and the frequency at which high street stores change their collections is having on some of India’s most disadvantaged women. |
Apr 30, 2012: | Dalit women exploited in garment supply chain (Just-Style.com):
Clothing supplied to leading European and US brands by the Indian garment industry is being produced by young Dalit (or Untouchables, as they were formerly labelled) women, a new report claims. |
Apr 27, 2012: | Dutch Parliament adopts motion on full supply-chain transparency (Stop Child Labour):
Good news! Two days after the release of the report Maid in India, the Dutch Parliament adopts a motion on full supply-chain transparency and the eradication of child labour in the textile chain.
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Apr 27, 2012: | Saga of ‘Maid in India' (The Hindu):
Thousands of young Dalit girls, between the ages of 14 to 25 employed in the garment and textile industry in Tamil Nadu continue to work under exploitative conditions akin to bonded labour, concludes a report Maid in India.
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Apr 27?, 2012: | Studie über Arbeitsbedingungen in Indien veröffentlicht (CI-Romero.de):
Die holländischen NGOs The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) und The India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN) haben eine Folgestudie unter dem Titel Maid in India veröffentlicht, die die Arbeitssituation der Textilangestellten in Indien in den Blick nimmt. Die vorangegangene Studie Captured by Cotton aus dem Jahre 2011 verdeutlichte die katastrophale Arbeitsrechts- und Lebenssituation der TextilarbeiterInnen in der Region Tamil Nadu (Distrikt im Süden Indiens). Auf der Grundlage dieser Ergebnisse kündigten einige Unternehmen, die in den Fabriken dort produzieren oder sich von dort mit Rohmaterial beliefern lassen, an, dass sie Schritte zu Verbesserungen einleiten wollen.
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Apr 26, 2012: | BSCI responds to Sumangali report Maid in India (BSCI):
On 25 April a joint report entitled Maid in India was released by Dutch organisations, the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) and India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN). Maid in India follows up on SOMO and ICN’s initial research Captured by Cotton, released in May 2011 which highlighted the poor conditions imposed on Dalit girls in the garment industry in India. In the conclusions of the report, actions from producers and companies were requested along with recommended actions for companies. Maid in India follows up on this report and evaluates to what degree these actions have been implemented.
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Apr 26, 2012: | Tres grandes empresas españolas siguen en la 'lista negra' de trabajo esclavo (LacrimaSeca/ElConfidencial.com):
Salarios miserables, jornadas sin fin, niñas explotadas, sindicatos proscritos, ambiente insalubre... El sombrío escenario laboral que engulle cotidianamente a miles de mujeres jóvenes del empobrecido estado indio de Tamil Nadu, empleadas en condiciones que rozan la esclavitud en los talleres que suministran productos textiles a las primeras marcas mundiales, parece condenado a perpetuarse en el tiempo. Y mientras las autoridades del gigante asiático toleran los abusos, 77 grandes empresas occidentales, entre ellas El Corte Inglés, Inditex -propietaria de firmas como Zara y Pull&Bear- y Cortefiel siguen obteniendo jugosos beneficios. |
Apr 26, 2012: | Reacción de la moda a denuncias en India “es insuficiente” (FashionUnited.es):
A pesar de las promesas de cambio e iniciativas con buenas intenciones de algunas empresas europeas y americanas de vestimenta, los trabajadores textiles en la región de Tamil Nadu, al sur de India siguen siendo explotados.
Así se señala en el informe Maid in India dado a conocer ayer por el Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations -una organizaciín independiente holandesa sin ánimo de lucro que escruta a las grandes multinacionales- y el India Committee of the Netherlands -una ONG del mismo país impulsora de la campaña Clean Clothes (Ropas Limpias) contra la explotación vinculada al comercio textil.
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Apr 26, 2012: | Maid in India (Saubere-Kleidung.de):
Die holländischen NGOs The Center for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) und The India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN) haben eine Folgestudie unter dem Titel Maid in India veröffentlicht, die die Arbeitssituation der Textilangestellten in den Indien in den Blick nimmt. Die vorangegangene Studie Captured by Cotton aus dem Jahre 2011 verdeutlichte die katastrophale Arbeitsrechts- und Lebenssituation der TextilarbeiterInnen in der Region Tamil Nadu (Distrikt im Süden Indiens). Auf der Grundlage dieser Ergebnisse kündigten einige Unternehmen, die in den Fabriken dort produzieren oder sich von dort mit Rohmaterial beliefern lassen, an, dass sie Schritte zu Verbesserungen einleiten wollen.
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Mar 28, 2012: | Das Schicksal der Lohnsklavinnen - Billigmode aus Indien (ZDF)  :
Egal ob T-Shirt oder Sommerkleid: Viele dieser Produkte kommen aus Indien, werden dort von Lohnsklavinnen gefertigt. ZDFzoom-Autor Michael Höft begibt sich auf Spurensuche.
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Mar 23, 2012: | Trabajo esclavo en la India: tres empresas españolas están incluidas en la 'lista negra' (ElConfidencial.com):
Niñas y adolescentes trabajando sin contrato, privadas de libertad y en condiciones insalubres durante más de 72 horas a la semana por un salario de 0,88 euros al día, del que sólo podrán disponer cuando hayan transcurrido de tres a cinco años y que servirá para pagar su dote matrimonial. Ese es el sombrío escenario laboral de miles de jóvenes del estado de Tamil Nadu, al sur de la India, que son empleadas en condiciones que rozan la esclavitud por empresas textiles de aquel país que luego suministran sus productos a grandes firmas internacionales, entre ellas las españolas Inditex, El Corte Inglés y Cortefiel.
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Mar 8, 2012: | Stop Wage Theft Campaign (CleanClothes.org):
Many people can sympathize with the Robin Hood ‘stealing from the rich to give to the poor’ ideology, but in Haryana, India, the opposite is happening. Mazdoor Ekta Manch is seeking your support for their Stop Wage Theft campaign. Please sign their petition.
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Mar 5, 2012: | Dalits still working in bonded labour in the cotton industry despite some improvements, new report finds (IDSN.org):
Follow-up report highlights improvements but warns that root problems remain and bonded labour continues to exist in the cotton industry (Based on Fact Sheet from SOMO & ICN).
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Mar 5, 2012: | Still ‘Captured by cotton’? Despite some improvements, problems persist in the garment supply chain (CorporateJustice.org):
Today, SOMO and ICN are presenting a sneak preview of their upcoming report on labour abuses in the South Indian garment industry. The two-pager preview is published on the occasion of a meeting of the Sumangali Bonded Labour group of the UK-based Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI). SOMO and ICN call upon garment brands to take their responsibility to ensure that workers’ rights are respected throughout their supply chain.
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Dec 20, 2011: | Response of MNC Retailers to SOMO/ICN/CASS Report on the Sumangali Scheme (NewClothMarketOnline.com):
“We recently read with concern the draft report authored by The India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN). The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) and the Campaign Against Sumangali Scheme (CASS) with the draft title “ICN & SOMO Report on the Sumangali Scheme”. The report outlines a very troubling picture of abuses such as Sumangali apprenticeship programmes, particularly in spinning mills and other more remote aspects of international and local supply chains in the Tamil Nadu region of India.
The brands and retailers who are the signatories to this statement recognise that we have an important role to play in condemning practices highlighted in the report and supporting efforts to eliminate labour rights abuses.
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Aug 17, 2011: | Zrušení otroctví? V módním prumyslu trvá i nadále, pripomene happening pred výstavištem v prubehu veletrhu Styl a Kabo (SvetVNakupnimKosiku.cz).
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Jun 29, 2011: | India: Dalit girls exploited in garment industry (OneWorld South Asia):
The report Captured by Cotton published by Center for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) and India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN) vividly outlines the plight of Dalit girls working in the textile mills of Tamil Nadu. These girls are lured in with promises of good food, accommodation and salaries, but delivered inhuman working and living conditions.
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Jun 24, 2011: | Exploitation in Indian clothing industry: Politicians and the business community see the need to tackle the clothing industry (SOMO.nl):
The report 'Captured by Cotton' by SOMO and the India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN) was recently published, looking at South Indian girls and young women who are making our clothing in wretched conditions. This evoked responses from businesses and politicians, and was given a great deal of media coverage. For example, Ferrier (Member of Parliament, CDA) asked Minister Bleker what he was going to do about it. Bleker promised to address the issue during his trade mission to India, and to initiate discussions with C&A. The Fair Wear Foundation and the Dutch textile sector expressed their intention to tackle, and continue to tackle, this situation. Furthermore, various companies have acknowledged the issue and are working together with interested parties on an improvement plan. SOMO and LIW will be following up on concrete developments in this area.
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Jun 2011: | Captured by Cotton (InfoChangeIndia.org):
Excerpts from a report published by the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporation (SOMO) and the India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN). The report features case studies of four large manufacturers: Eastman Global Clothing Exports, KPR Mill, Bannari Amman, and SSM India. These enterprises produce for Bestseller (eg Only, Jack &Jones), C&A, GAP, Diesel, Inditex (eg Zara), Marks & Spencer, Primark, Tommy Hilfiger, and many other European and US garment companies. A number of companies have undertaken steps towards the elimination of the Sumangali Scheme, but abusive labour practices remain widespread.
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Jun 2011: | Dalit girls exploited in supply chain of high street retailers (Dalit Freedom Network):
A recently published report by two Dutch based organisations has highlighted the exploitation of Dalit girls in the supply chains of major UK high street retailers. The report focuses on the Sumangali Scheme in Tamil Nadu state, which is claimed to be akin to bonded labour, a form of modern slavery still widely practised in India even though it has been outlawed. |
Jun(?) 2011: | Slavery or Sumangali? Exploitation of Dalit Girls Exposed (Im4Change):
Women’s stepping out of their homes to work is often seen as a symbol of empowerment. But what if girls and young women are first lured to work in factories on the false promise of decent wage, comfortable accommodation and payment of a lump sum amount at the end of 3 years contract, and then made to toil for pittance and their labour rights are violated?
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May 31, 2011: | Indian girls captured by cotton in Tamil Nadu factories (Radio Netherlands Worldwide):
We like to buy the latest fashions at affordable prices. But ask yourself this: would you still be smiling if the price tag listed the wages of those who manufactured your clothes? A recent report by two Dutch NGOs reveals that major multinationals are going cheap in India at the expense of respecting labour conditions.
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May 29, 2011: | Slaving for their dowry (The Hindu):
How the global garment industry is using regressive customs in Tamil Nadu, enabling it to exploit young women workers…
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May 27, 2011: | Captured by Cotton (HAQ):
In India, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, girls and young women are recruited and employed on a large scale to work in the garment industry.
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May 26, 2011: | Worst Forms of Child Labor Occur in India’s Garment Industry, Says Report (Ecouterre):
It is an appalling fact that child labor is still an issue in various countries across the world. Children as young as 10 are subjected to unacceptable work conditions to produce garments for the European and U.S. markets, according to a new report by the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO), a nonprofit based in the Netherlands. A collaboration with the India Committee of the Netherlands, “Captured by Cotton” shines the spotlight on the exploitative Sumangali scheme, a form of bonded labor in India’s garment industry, particularly in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
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May 25, 2011: | Captured by Cotton (Media Voices For Children):
This report, jointly produced by SOMO (Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations) and ICN (India Committee of the Netherlands) highlights several labour rights violations faced by girls and young women employed under the Sumangali Scheme in the Tamil Nadu garment industry.
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May 21, 2011: | Captured by Cotton - A Story of Dalit Girls of Tamil Nadu (GroundReport.com/Ummid.com/Aid Netherlands):
Jack & Jones, C&A, GAP, Diesel, Marks & Spencer, Primark, Tommy Hilfiger, well these names rings the tune of global brands manufacturing high class cotton merchandise.
Little is known fact about such high profile garment manufactures chain is about the nature of their sourcing activity. These big garment brands have their products made under exploitative and unhealthy conditions by girls in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu, India. The girls, mostly younger than 18 and from a Dalit ('outcaste') background are employed under the ‘Sumangali Scheme.’
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May 20, 2011: | Captured by Cotton: Exploited Dalit girls produce garments in India for European and US markets (International Labor Rights Forum/PratigyaIndia.org):
This report highlights several labour rights violations faced by girls and young women employed under the Sumangali Scheme in the Tamil Nadu garment industry.
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May 20, 2011: | C&A, other brands under fire over Indian factory conditions (DutchNews.nl):
Dozens of western clothing brands, including C&A, are still doing business with Indian textile companies which exploit young girls, the Volkskrant reports on Friday.
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May 20, 2011: | Exploited Dalit Girls Produce Garments in India for European and US Markets (PR Newswire/DesignLookOut.com/National Academy for Dalit (NAD)/Rights for People/Bahujan News/EthicalQuote.com):
Big garment brands and retailers have their products made under exploitative and unhealthy conditions by girls in Tamil Nadu, South India. The girls, mostly younger than 18 and from a Dalit ('outcaste') background are employed under the Sumangali Scheme. In its worst form, this employment scheme stands for bonded labour, as described in 'Captured by Cotton', a report published today by the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporation (SOMO) and the India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN). The report features case studies of four large manufacturers. These enterprises produce for Bestseller (e.g. Only, Jack & Jones), C&A, GAP, Diesel, Inditex (e.g. Zara), Marks & Spencer, Primark, Tommy Hilfiger, and many other European and US garment companies. A number of companies have undertaken steps towards the elimination of the Sumangali Scheme, but abusive labour practices remain widespread.
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May 20, 2011: | The Sumangali Girls?, of What? Rampant abuse of young Dalit girls to produce Export Garments? (Zimbio.com):
Big garment brands and retailers have their products made under exploitative and unhealthy conditions by girls in Tamil Nadu, South India. The girls, mostly younger than 18 and from a Dalit (´outcaste´) background are employed under the Sumangali Scheme. In its worst form, this employment scheme stands for bonded labour, as described in ´Captured by Cotton´, a report published today by the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporation (SOMO) and the India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN).
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May 20, 2011: | Captured by Cotton: Dalit girls produce garments in India for European and US markets (IndiaMike.com):
Big garment brands and retailers have their products made under exploitative and unhealthy conditions by girls in Tamil Nadu, South India.
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May 20, 2011: | International efforts to eliminate forced labour continue (Harmonia):
Today, SOMO and ICN published a report that shows the Sumangali practice – a form of forced labour – is still prevalent in South India. Fair Wear Foundation has been working on this topic with international organisations, including SOMO and ICN and with local organisations in India.
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May 19, 2011: | Dalit girls working under slave like conditions in India's garment industry (IDSN.org):
Multinational clothing brands are sourcing from cotton spinning mills in Tamil Nadu that exploit teenage girls, subjecting them to what the ILO terms the ‘worst forms of child labour’.
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Nov 20, 2009: | Using fashion to fight child labour (Radio Netherlands Worldwide):
Dutch fashion houses and business leaders have come together to launch a shop that only stocks clothes manufactured without the use of child labour in developing countries. The opening coincided on Friday with the 20th anniversary of the international convention on the rights of the child.
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Jul 24, 2009: | Indian garment workers face harsh working conditions (SOMO):
India’s garment industry has been rapidly growing the last few years. Exports have been rising due to an increase of orders from global buyers accompanied by a rise of investments in the Indian garment sector. The growth of the garment sector however, did not go hand in hand with an improvement of working conditions for the garment workers. In contrast, the increase in orders from retailers all over the world led to rising daily production targets for garment workers causing increasing and often unpaid overtime work, verbal abuse and harassment by supervisors.
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Jul 2009: | Richer Bosses, Poorer Workers: Bangalore's Garment Industry (CIVIDEP/SOMO):
This report focuses on working conditions and corporate social responsibility in the Bangalore garment industry. The first part of the report talks broadly about the garment and textile industry in India. The second part deals specifically with the Bangalore garment industry. Labour conditions in the Bangalore Garment industry are discussed in detail this section also contains profiles of factories which produce for big retail brands like Tesco, Wal-Mart (Asda/ George) and M&S.
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Jan 2008: | Action Alert (We Work At Home) [CASE CLOSED]:
Dutch human rights activists may face deportation to India.
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Dec 17, 2007: | Großer Erfolg: Proteste in ganz Europa vor G-Star Geschäften (Christliche Initiative Romero e.V.) [CASE CLOSED]:
Sich wehren, sich beschweren und sich solidarisch zeigen! Auch in Münster kamen am 17.12. 2007 zahlreiche Aktivistinnen zu der von der Christlichen Initiative Romero organisierten Kundgebung vor G-Star.
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Dec 17, 2007: | G-Star steht in der Verantwortung (Erklärung von Bern) [CASE CLOSED]:
Mitarbeiter der Clean Clothes Campaign vom indischen Jeansfabrikanten FFI wurden verklagt. Hauptauftraggeber des indischen Jeansfabrikanten FFI war das holländische Unternehmen G-Star.
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Dec 15, 2007: | EU lawmaker hits India over garment workers rights (New Europe) [CASE CLOSED]:
A United Kingdom MEP has urged the parliament to push the EU not to allow the extradition of seven human rights campaigners facing international arrest warrants from the Indian government, after they had spotlighted what they said were abuses in that country’s clothing industry.
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Dec 14, 2007: | Indische Bekleidungsfabrik versucht Clean Clothes Campaign mundtot zu machen: Maulkorb für Arbeitsrechte (Christliche Initiative Romero e.V.) [CASE CLOSED]:
Die Clean Clothes Campaign/ Kampagne für 'Saubere' Kleidung und das India Committee of the Netherlands unterstützen mit einer Öffentlichkeitskampagne die ArbeiterInnen der indischen Fabrik FFI und der Konzerntochter JKPL in Bangalore, um deren Arbeitsbedingungen zu verbessern. Im Juni 2007 verklagte FFI die Clean Clothes Campaign sowie lokale Organisationen. Die indischen Gewerkschaften und lokalen Organisationen wurden durch ein Gerichtsurteil bereits mundtot gemacht: Sie dürfen sich zu dem Fall nicht mehr äußern. |
Dec 14, 2007: | Call on G-Star to Ensure a Fair Deal for FFI Workers (SweatFree Communities) [CASE CLOSED]:
On December 6, G-Star, the principal client of FFI/JKPL, finally joined other brands in severing its business relationship with FFI/JKPL. While this is a positive step in the right direction, G-Star must now make good on its promise of ethical treatment of workers by developing a responsible exit strategy that makes the employment of FFI/JKPL employees its top priority.
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Dec 11, 2007: | Call on G-Star to Ensure a Fair Deal for FFI Workers [CASE CLOSED]:
G-Star must now make good on its promise of ethical treatment of workers by developing a responsible exit strategy that makes the employment of FFI/JKPL employees its top priority.
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Dec 10, 2007: | Apparel supplier will not drop case against CCC, ICN (BharatTextile.com) [CASE CLOSED]:
The Indian apparel supplier to global brands like Gsar and Mexx, Fibres and Fabrics International Limited (FFI) is in no frame of mind to drop legal cases against a Dutch NGO that accused its subsidiary Jeans Knit of having poor workplace conditions, FFI Director (Manufacturing) Mohammed Ghiase said.
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Dec 9, 2007: | ÈÒÅÍÔ¹à´ÕÂÊÑè§ “¨Ñº¡ØÁâ´ÂäÁèãËé»ÃСѹµÑÇ” ¡Ñº¹Ñ¡à¤Å×è͹äËǪÒǴѪ (ThaiIndy.org) [CASE CLOSED]:
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Dec 9, 2007: | Indian court orders 'arrest without bail' of Dutch activists (IndyMedia.org) [CASE CLOSED]:
A court in Bangalore has issued an order for the 'arrest without the possibility of bail' of seven campaigners over their websites postings about labour conditions of an Indian supplier of fashion label G-Star. The activists are from the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) and the India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN); the director of their Netherlands based ISP, Antenna, is included.
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Dec 8, 2007: | FFI decides not to drop cases against CCC, ICN (The Economic Times/Financial Express/Deccan Herald) [CASE CLOSED]:
Fibres and Fabrics International Limited (FFI), the Indian apparel supplier to global brands like Gsar and Mexx, on Saturday said it has decided not to drop legal cases against a Dutch NGO that accused its subsidiary Jeans Knit of having poor workplace conditions.
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Dec 8, 2007: | Miedzynarodowy nakaz aresztowania dla obronców praw czlowieka w Indiach (GlobalnePoludnie.pl) [CASE CLOSED]:
3 grudnia Indyjski Sad Rozjemczy wydal miedzynarodowy nakaz aresztowania dla holenderskich dzialaczy na rzecz obrony praw czlowieka - donosza Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) oraz India Committee of the Netherlands - organizacje, których pracowników dotyczy nakaz.
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Dec 6, 2007: | FFI may drop defamation case against Dutch NGO (The Economic Times) [CASE CLOSED]:
Fibres and Fabrics International Pvt Ltd (FFI), the Indian apparel supplier to global brands like G-Star and Mexx, may drop a defamation case filed against a Dutch NGO that accused its subsidiary Jeans Knit of having poor workplace conditions.
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Dec 6, 2007: | G-Star ends jeans contract with Indian firm (DutchNews.nl) [CASE CLOSED]:
Denim brand G-star has torn up its contract with Indian jeans manufacturer FFI because of a row over working conditions, the Amsterdam-based company said on Thursday.
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Dec 5, 2007: | Indian court orders 'arrest without bail' of Dutch activists (UK Indymedia) [CASE CLOSED]:
A court in Bangalore has issued an order for the 'arrest without the possibility of bail' of seven campaigners over their websites postings about labour conditions of an Indian supplier of fashion label G-Star. The activists are from the Clean Clothes Campaign and the India Committee of the Netherlands; the director of their Netherlands based ISP, Antenna, is included.
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Dec 4, 2007: | India: Arrest warrants issued for critics of jeans maker (Just-Style.com) [CASE CLOSED]:
International warrants are set to be issued today (4 December) for the arrest of Dutch human rights activists whose staff accused a jeans manufacturer of labour rights violations in its factories. |
Dec 4, 2007: | G-Star, stop being a gag-star (Labour Behind The Label) [CASE CLOSED]:
On December 1, the Bangalore magistrate court ordered the arrest of seven Dutch human rights activists from the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) and the India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN). Please write to G-star today.
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Dec 4, 2007: | Llamado a la Acción por Trabajo Decente en el Mundo (Ciberjure.com) [CASE CLOSED]:
La Red Global manifiesta su preocupación por acciones de represalia contra defensores de los derechos laborales en India y Pakistán, y llama a estos gobiernos a recapacitar y brindar garantías para el ejercicio de la libertad sindical y la defensa de los derechos laborales. |
Dec 3, 2007: | Indian court orders arrest of Dutch activists (DutchNews.nl) [CASE CLOSED]:
A court in the India has issued arrest warrants for eight Dutch activists who campaign for better rights for clothing industry workers, news agency ANP reported on Sunday.
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Dec 3, 2007: | International Arrest Warrants for labour activists NGOs in India (GlobalnePoludnie.pl) [CASE CLOSED]:
An Indian magistrate Court ruled on Saturday that international warrants will be issued for the arrest of Dutch human rights activists, report the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) and the India Committee of the Netherlands, two of the organizations whose staff are being charged in connection with their efforts to raise awareness of rights violations at an Indian factory supplying Dutch jeans company G-Star. On the 4th of December, the court will send the case to the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs, asking it to execute the arrest warrants and request extradition of the 8 Dutch nationals.
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Dec 2007: | Fact sheet - Fibres and fabrics International (FFI) (Children's Rights International) [CASE CLOSED]:
The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) and the India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN) are conducting a campaign to help workers at the Indian garment manufacturer Fibres and Fabrics International (FFI) in Bangalore to secure safe and fair working conditions. In June 2007 FFI responded by launching a court case against the two organisations, as well as their broadband and Internet service providers, after having used legal action to silence local labour rights organisations in July 2006.
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Nov 29, 2007: | India's small workforce: Observations on child labour (New Statesman) [CASE CLOSED]:
Ineke Zeldenrust may not be able to leave the Netherlands if the decision of an Indian court goes against her. She works at the Clean Clothes Campaign, the Dutch NGO that seeks to end workplace abuses in clothing and sportswear factories around the world.
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Nov 15, 2007: | India: Mandato di arresto per attivisti della Clean Clothes Campaign (Consapevolmente.org) [CASE CLOSED]:
Amnesty International ha espresso forte preoccupazione per la prassi ormai consolidata dei tribunali indiani di chiamare a giudizio per reati penali, sulla base di accuse inconsistenti, attivisti impegnati nella difesa dei diritti dei lavoratori.
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Nov 12, 2007: | Govt is helping FFI cover-up labour right violations - ITUC (Fibre2Fashion.com) [CASE CLOSED]:
The ITUC has criticised attempts by the Indian government and the Bangalooru Court to cover up serious labour rights violations by the Fibre & Fabrics International company (FFI) and its subsidiary Jeans Knits Pvt Ltd in the Indian city. Local labour rights groups, supported by the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) and the India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN) initially exposed the violations in 2005.
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Nov 12, 2007: | Indiens regering inblandad i rättskandal (LO-TCO Biståndsnämnd) [CASE CLOSED]:
Indisk regering har varit med och täckt för företaget Fibre & Fabrics International company (FFI) och dess underleverantör Jeans Knits Pvt. Ltd i Indien, i ett fall gällande allvarliga brott mot fackliga rättigheter.
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Nov 12, 2007: | India: El gobierno apoya a un empleador para encubrir abusos cometidos contra los derechos de los trabajadores (COMFIA) [CASE CLOSED]:
La CSI ha criticado los intentos del gobierno de la India y del tribunal de Bangalore por encubrir graves violaciones de los derechos de los trabajadores cometidas en esa ciudad india.
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Nov 9, 2007: | India: Government Supports Employer in Cover-up of Worker Rights Abuses (press release International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)) [CASE CLOSED]:
The ITUC has criticised attempts by the Indian government and the Bangalooru Court to cover up serious labour rights violations by the Fibre & Fabrics International company (FFI) and its subsidiary Jeans Knits Pvt. Ltd in the Indian city. Local labour rights groups, supported by the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) and the India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN) initially exposed the violations in 2005. Following this the company, which supplies jeans to Dutch company G-Star and other international brands, took legal action in 2006 in the Bangalooru Court to ban the local groups, CCC and ICN from speaking about or publicising the violations.
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Nov 6, 2007: | 'Urgent Appeal' by The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)) [CASE CLOSED].
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Nov 2, 2007: | 'Stick with India in Spite of Child Slave Scandals' Buyers Used (International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation (ITGLWF)):
Global brands and retailers sourcing production in India were warned today not to cut and run from existing suppliers or from India but to work with producers and the authorities to build a culture of compliance with national and international legal standards. Quitting errant suppliers without attempting to bring them into compliance would rightly invite condemnation.
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Nov 2, 2007: | Kun lobbaus johtaa oikeussyytteeseen (KEPA.fi) [CASE CLOSED]:
Vaikuttamistyöllä on riskinsä: Intialainen farkkutehdas haastoi hollantilaiset työläisen asemaa ajavat järjestöt oikeuteen maineensa tahrimisesta.
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Oct 31, 2007: | Billiglohnarbeit in Indien: Maulkorb für Menschenrechtler (Taz.de) [CASE CLOSED]:
Holländische Aktivisten der Kampagne für saubere Kleidung prangern die Arbeitszustände in einer indischen Fabrik an. Nun droht ihnen ein Haftbefehl.
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Oct 30, 2007: | Govt threatens EU with retaliatory action (Financial Express):
The government [of India] on Tuesday dismissed allegations of use of child labour against local suppliers of clothing retail major GAP as a motivated campaign on part of the rich nations and threatened Europe of possible retaliatory measures.
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Oct 28, 2007: | Indian 'slave' children found making low-cost clothes destined for Gap (The Observer):
Child workers, some as young as 10, have been found working in a textile factory in conditions close to slavery to produce clothes that appear destined for Gap Kids, one of the most successful arms of the high street giant. |
Oct 28, 2007: | Child sweatshop shame threatens Gap's ethical image (The Observer):
An Observer investigation into children making clothes has shocked the retail giant and may cause it to withdraw apparel ordered for Christmas. |
Oct 26, 2007: | CSR: Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) and India Committee of the Netherlands (NoSweat.org.uk) [CASE CLOSED]:
FFI, which produces jeans mainly for the Dutch brand G-Star, refuses to enter into any form of dialogue with unions and human rights organisations in Bangalore - who were the first to report about the labour law violations (end of 2005, beginning of 2006). Instead, FFI has been systematically trying, via legal action, to prevent these organisations from publicly reporting about what is going on in their factories.
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Oct 26, 2007: | CCC & India Committee of the Netherlands deny Kamal Nath's charges (Khabrein.info) [CASE CLOSED]:
During a state visit of the Dutch Queen and several ministers and companies, the Indian Minister of Trade and Industry, Shri Kamal Nath, confronted the delegation with misleading information on the work of the Clean Clothes Campaign and the India Committee of the Netherlands, in relation to the factory FFI in Bangalore.
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Oct 17, 2007: | Ongoing Harassment of Garment Workers Extends to their Defenders and Campaigners Abroad (Labour File) [CASE CLOSED]:
Amnesty International, the international NGO working to protect human rights worldwide, issued a public statement expressing its concern in the continuing harassment of women workers and defenders of their rights in the garment exports units in Bangalore, Karnataka. According to the statement issued, the harassment has included the filing of apparently false criminal charges against the activists and workers, aiming to curb their freedom of expression.
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Oct 9, 2007: | La Campanya Roba Neta holandesa, injustament acusada de difamació (Setem.cat) [CASE CLOSED]:
Després de denunciar un cas de violació dels drets laborals en una fàbrica de roba índia que produeix per a conegudes marques internacionals, la Campanya Roba Neta d'Holanda i l'organització holandesa India Committee of the Netherlands, van ser acusades per les fàbriques índies FFI i Jeans Knit Pvt Ltd per "crims cibernètics", "actes de naturalesa racista i xenòfoba" i "difamació criminal". Aquest és un fet mai vist fins ara, i un atemptat flagrant contra la llibertat d'expressió i informació. |
Oct 8, 2007: | Clean Clothes Campaign - Attivisti europei rischiano
l'arresto in India a causa di informazioni illega (JobonLine.it) [CASE CLOSED]:
La Campagna Abiti Puliti e i sindacati italiani dei tessili e chiedono al Governo italiano di intervenire a favore degli attivisti della Clean Clothes Campaign che rischiano l’arresto in India per aver difeso i diritti umani degli operai di un’impresa tessile che lavora anche per le grandi firme italiane. |
Oct 8, 2007: | India: vietato parlare di diritti - Mandato d'arresto contro gli attivisti della Clean Clothes Campaign (AltreEconomica.it) [CASE CLOSED]:
Sette attivisti della Clean Clothes Campaign (Ccc) e dell’India Committee of the Netherlands (Icn) rischiano due anni di carcere in India. L'accusa? Cyber crime, diffamazione, atti di razzismo e xenofobia. |
Oct 7, 2007: | Vietato parlare del lavoro (Il Manifesto) [CASE CLOSED]:
India Mandato di arresto per 7 attivisti della Clean Clothes Campaign: hanno divulgato in rete le condizioni di lavoro in alcune fabbriche tessili. |
Oct 6, 2007: | Il governo italiano intervenga contro l'arresto in India degli attivisti della Clean Clothes Campaign (Sbilanciamoci!) [CASE CLOSED]:
La Campagna Abiti Puliti e i sindacati italiani dei tessili e chiedono al Governo italiano di intervenire a favore degli attivisti della Clean Clothes Campaign che rischiano l’arresto in India per aver difeso i diritti umani degli operai di un’impresa tessile che lavora anche per le grandi firme italiane.
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Oct 5, 2007: | Made in India: è vietato diffondere notizie sulle condizioni di lavoro (Panorama.it) [CASE CLOSED]:
Avevano denunciato le pessime condizioni lavorative in alcuni fabbriche tessili indiane dove vengono prodotti capi d’abbigliamento venduti in tutto il mondo. Eppure, invece di una reazione da parte delle autorità locali, gli attivisti della Clean Clothes Campaign e dell’India Committee of the Netherlands si sono visti recapitare un mandato d’arresto e l’invito a comparire davanti a un tribunale civile di Bangalore. Le accuse: cyber crime, diffamazione, atti di razzismo e xenofobia. |
Oct 5, 2007: | India, fermare il processo contro la campagna "Abiti puliti" (Korazym.org) [CASE CLOSED]:
Un giudice indiano vuole arrestare gli attivisti della Campagna Abiti Puliti. Il loro reato? Aver denunciato le pessime condizioni di lavoro degli operai di un gruppo tessile indiano che fornisce anche gli italiani Armani e Ra-Re.
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Oct 4, 2007: | Le censure del dissenso (Megachip) [CASE CLOSED]:
Repressioni in Birmania, comportamenti antisindacali in India, accordi commerciali tra privati negli Stati Uniti: cosa accomuna queste storie? |
Oct 2, 2007: | India: Jeans maker pursues lawsuit against labour rights groups (Just-Style.com) [CASE CLOSED]:
A court in Bangalore has issued a warrant for the arrest of seven Dutch labour rights activists after they accused Indian jeans manufacturer Fibres and Fabrics International (FFI) of labour rights violations in its factories. |
Oct 2, 2007: | India: Continued harassment of defenders of women workers’ rights and campaigners abroad (public statement Amnesty International) [CASE CLOSED]:
Amnesty International is concerned by the continuing harassment of defenders of women workers’ rights in the garments export industry in Bangalore city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, as well as associated campaigning activists based in the Netherlands. |
Oct 1, 2007: | Netherlands: Garment factory continues to sue its critics (Fibre2Fashion.com) [CASE CLOSED]:
CCC and ICN campaigners face two years imprisonment if found guilty under Indian penal code of "cyber crime", "acts of racist and xenophobic nature", and "criminal defamation" for speaking out on labour rights violations at an Indian garment producer. |
Sep 30, 2007: | FFI (Gap, Armani, Guess): Garment factory continues to sue its critics (MicroRevolt.org) [CASE CLOSED]:
CCC and ICN campaigners face two years imprisonment if found guilty under Indian penal code of "cyber crime", "acts of racist and xenophobic nature", and "criminal defamation" for speaking out on labour rights violations at an Indian garment producer. |
Sep 3, 2007: | Asia-Pacific: Indian garment factories - Campaigners, courts, controversy (Ethical Corporation) [CASE CLOSED]:
As two labour campaign groups prepare to be sued for libel, big brands continue to buy from the jeans supplier taking the activists to court. |
Aug 15, 2007: | Suing stakeholders: solution or setback? (CSR Asia Weekly) [CASE CLOSED]:
Two prominent European non-government organisations (NGOs) are being sued by an Indian garment company for cyber crime. In what appears to be an unprecedented legal move, Fibres & Fabrics International (FFI) and its subsidiary Jeans Knit Pvt. Ltd. (JKPL) in Bangalore have accused Dutch-based Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) and the India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN) of “cyber crime, acts of racist and xenophobic nature and criminal defamation.”
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Aug 2007: | Report on complaint against FFI (Fair Wear Foundation) [CASE CLOSED].
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Jul 17, 2007: | Liberta' di parola per i lavoratori della Fibres&Fabrics/JKPL (CNMS) [CASE CLOSED]:
Continua la campagna di pressione internazionale per fare cessare l’ordinanza restrittiva imposta dal Tribuna Civile di Bangalore e voluta alla Fibres & Fabrics International, che continua in maniera ostinata a rifiutare il dialogo con gli stakeholder locali, nonostante le crescente campagna di pressione internazionale e il rischio di perdere la certificazione SA8000.
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Jul 4, 2007: | FFI fights move to malign firm (Deccan Herald) [CASE CLOSED]:
Bangalore-based garment exporter Fibres & Fabrics International (FFI) announced, in a media briefing, on Tuesday, that it is fighting against a misinformation campaign initiated by Netherlands-based NGO, Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC).
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Jun 23, 2007: | Dutch NGOs summoned by Bangalore court (New Europe) [CASE CLOSED]:
Two non-governmental organisations (NGOs) based in the Netherlands were asked to appear before a court in Bangalore on June 25. They are accused of “cybercrime, acts of racist and xenophobic nature and criminal defamation,” according to the NGO’s pres release. The two organizations are the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) and the India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN).
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Jun 18, 2007: | Dutch NGOs face defamation suit from Bangalore-based firm (India eNews/Nerve.in) [CASE CLOSED]:
Two Dutch NGOs, claiming to be championing rights of garment factory workers in India, have been summoned by a Bangalore court to appear before it on June 25 in a defamation case filed by a jeans manufacturing firm.
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Jun 18, 2007: | India: Clean Clothes Campaign in tribunale per diffamazione (Unimondo.org) [CASE CLOSED]:
La Fibres & Fabrics International ha citato in tribunale la 'Clean Clothes Campaign' e l’India Committee of the Netherlands: le due associazioni sono accusate dalla ditta indiana di "cyber crime, atti di razzismo, xenofobia e diffamazione" e il 25 giugno dovranno comparire presso la corte del Tribunale Civile di Bangalore.
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Jun 16, 2007: | Dutch campaigners sued by Indian textile manufacturer (PeoplePlanetProfit.be) [CASE CLOSED]:
The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) and the India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN) will have to appear in court in Bangalore, India, on June 25. The Dutch organizations, campaigning for better labor conditions at the Indian manufacturer Fibres and Fabrics International and its 100 percent subsidiary Jeans Knit Pvt Ltd (FFI/JKPL), are accused of cyber crime, acts of racist and xenophobic nature and criminal defamation.
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Jun 15, 2007: | India: Jeans maker sues human rights groups (Just-Style.com) [CASE CLOSED]:
An Indian jeans manufacturer has filed a lawsuit against two human rights groups which published information on working conditions at its factory on their websites. |
Jun 15, 2007: | Denunciata per diffamazione la Clean Clothes Campaign (TerreLibre.org) [CASE CLOSED]:
La Fibres & Fabrics International continua la sua azione di intimidazione per cercare di azzerare le critiche e fare tacere le organizzazioni della società civile che hanno portato all'attenzione dell'opinione pubblica internazionale le gravi violazioni in corso nelle sue unità produttive.
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Feb 15/16, 2007: | Indian Garment Worker's Suicide Prompts Calls for Urgent Investigation. |
Aug 16, 2006: | Gag order placed on Indian labour support organisations: Garment companies in Bangalore, India, FFI/JKPL, seek to prevent exchange of information [CASE CLOSED]. |
May 24, 2006: | Offside! Labour Rights and Sportswear Production in Asia:
While global sports brands generously sponsor the world’s top sporting teams and players, the women and men in Asia who make their goods struggle to meet their families’ basic needs and many are unable to form or join unions without discrimination, dismissal or violence. |
Dec 2005: | "Made by Women: Gender, the Global Garment Industry and the Movement for Women Workers' Rights":
This 128-page publication published by the CCC International Secretariat includes feature articles on important themes relating to gender and labour rights and 17 profiles of women involved in different ways in the movement for garment workers' rights. |
Apr 2005: | Tirupur Update: Newsletter of SAVE
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Nov 28, 2002: | Unions turning to global NGOs (The Hindu):
With unorganised workers reluctant to repose faith in trade unions an era of liberalisation and globalisation, social activists are coordinating with international non-governmental organisations in an attempt at securing higher wages in the exploitative, export-driven garment industry.
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Jun 26, 2002: | Fire kills at least 42 workers in shoe factory in India:
Shree Jee International, a footwear manufacturing unit based in Agra, India and exporting to among others the UK and Ireland caught fire between 10-00 am and 10-15 am in the morning of May 24, 2002; resulting in a devastating accident. According to official figures, 42 workers died in the accident and 11 were injured.
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2002: | Co-operation between the Clean Clothes Campaign and Indian Trade Unions and NGOs:
Report about a visit of the Clean Clothes Campaign to India in
October-November 2001. The aim of the visit was to find closer co-operation with Indian trade unions and NGOs.
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2002: | Research documents about working conditions in the garment and sporting goods industry in India
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Jul 2, 1998: | Der Fall C&A: Schmutzige Westen, dreckige Wäsche (AK - Analyse & Kritik):
Der folgende, aus dem Englischen übersetzte und stark gekürzte Beitrag diente der Vorbereitung des International Clean Clothes Forum, das am 3. Mai diesen Jahres in Brüssel stattfand. Veranstalter war die internationale Clean Clothes Campaign, eine Kampagne von verschiedenen Nicht-Regierungsorganisationen gegen ausbeuterische Arbeitsbedingungen in den Zuliefererklitschen der großen westlichen Textilkonzerne. Neben C&A fokussierte sich die Veranstaltung in Brüssel auf die Firmen Nike, Otto Versand, Adidas, H&M, Levi Strauss und Walt Disney. Zentrum der bisherigen Aktivitäten der Kampagne in Europa sind die Niederlande.
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