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File PDF document Organising and Campaigning: Developing Union Strategy and Capacity - Booklet 2
by Paul Roeland — last modified 19-01-2016 13:02 — filed under: ,
This second booklet from a publication series from 2005 for garment workers in Africa. This booklet is about the practice of combatting multinational producers and retailers and aimed at trade union organisers and shop stewards with some experience already. It assumes a basic working knowledge of union concepts and issues in the industry.
Located in Resources / Recommended reading
File PDF document The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the human rights of workers to form or join trade unions and to bargain collectively
by Paul Roeland — last modified 19-01-2016 10:40 — filed under: , , ,
Respect for the human rights of workers is fundamental to the human rights and business debate. With this paper from November 2012, we reaffirm the centrality of industrial relations to both the exercise of due diligence and the remediation of adverse human rights impacts within the framework of the UN Guiding Principles. This paper sets out what it means for a business enterprise to respect the rights of workers to join or form a trade union and the right to bargain collectively. Written by the International Trade Union Confederation, IndustriALL Global Union, the Clean Clothes Campaign and UNI Global Union.
Located in Resources / Publications from the Clean Clothes Campaign
2008-2009: Turkey: A Union is a Right - Not a Luxury
by geertjan — published 21-03-2013 — last modified 29-04-2013 10:44 — filed under: , ,
In April 2008, hundreds of workers at DESA joined Deri Is, the Turkish leather workers union; 44 of them were subsequently dismissed, while another 55 were forced to resign from the union. Workers reacted by demonstrating outside the DESA factory in the Düzce Industrial Zone where they faced constant repression by local police. Many protesters were arrested.
Located in Issues / Archive: Urgent Appeals 2005-2011
CCC calls upon Solo Invest, KIK and Fox and Scott to contribute to compensation for SMART fire victims
by geertjan — published 12-03-2013 — last modified 25-04-2013 09:47 — filed under: , , , ,
CCC welcomes the agreement that was reached between unions in Bangladesh (IndustriALL Bangladesh) and global brands Inditex and New Look on the compensation for the families of 8 workers who died in a fire at Smart Fashions on the 26th of January this year. The workers were young women, six of them aged between 16 and 20 years old.
Located in News / … / 03 / 13
European activists detained by Cambodian police at garment protest
by geertjan — published 10-03-2013 — last modified 24-04-2013 11:43 — filed under: , ,
Police detained five activists from the Clean Clothes Campaign last Tuesday who were meeting workers at a protest outside a clothing factory near Phnom Penh. The workers were on strike because 41 workers had been illegally dismissed for unionizing. While striking the workers have faced police brutality and seven have been beaten by company affiliated thugs using a stick with nails in it.
Located in News / … / 03 / 11
Trade Union Harassment Continues at Prada Supplier
by geertjan — published 30-01-2013 — last modified 25-04-2013 13:58 — filed under: , , ,
It is with great regret that the Clean Clothes Campaign is reopening the campaign to demand justice for workers at the DESA leather factory in Duzce, Turkey.
Located in News / … / 01 / 30
Supplier of Original Marines targets CCC supporters instead of improving working conditions
by geertjan — published 30-01-2013 — last modified 24-04-2013 09:51 — filed under: , ,
Last month CCC, Abiti Puliti and Filcams CGIL started a public campaign to call on Original Marines and its supplier, the Indonesian factory PT SC Enterprise to stop the abuse against workers who produce for PT SC Enterprise.
Located in News / … / 01 / 30
Outline of trade union rights violations at PT SC Enterprises
by geertjan — published 23-01-2013 — last modified 29-04-2013 15:33 — filed under: , ,
The below narrative describes the challenges faced by SP SCE union in organizing at PT SC Enterprises, including multiple violations of trade union rights by PT SC Enterprises management, as reported by SP SCE union and KASBI to Oxfam and the Clean Clothes Campaign.
Located in News / … / 01 / 24
Call on Original Marines: stop intimidation of union members
by geertjan — published 13-12-2012 — last modified 18-04-2013 14:14 — filed under: , ,
Since May 2012, garment workers making clothing for Italian brand Original Marines at PT SC Enterprises have faced ongoing intimidation for their trade union activities. PT SC Enterprises is an Indonesian supplier located in Central Java exporting to the European market. Outwardly a green, “modern environmentally friendly garment factory”, conditions within the factory are grim, with low wages, long working hours and forced unpaid overtime. Workers are also highly insecure—out of 1,400 employees, 60% are on short-term contracts, 30% are casual and only 10% are permanent.
Located in News / … / 12 / 13
Trade unions and labour groups’ demands to buyers from Tazreen Fashions
by geertjan — published 04-12-2012 — last modified 25-04-2013 09:50 — filed under: , ,
Bangladeshi trade unions and international organizations are calling on all brands sourcing from the devastated Tazreen Fashions factory, which burnt down last weekend killing 112 workers, to provide emergency relief, medical costs and compensation to all those affected by the fire. They are also being asked, along with other key brands and stakeholders, to ensure an immediate and transparent investigation into the events surrounding the fire and to take urgent steps to prevent future tragedies in the industry.
Located in News / … / 12 / 04
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