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 Radiohead have teamed up with MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) to produce a music video to raise awareness of child labour and human trafficking.  The  song ‘All I Need’ from the ‘In Rainbows‘ album is used as a backing track on a video featuring two stories, shown simultaneously; one of a boy from [More…]

The BBC this week launched a new reality TV programme on its digital channel BBC 3. The programme, Blood, Sweat and T-shirts, is unlike other reality TV shows however - not only is it reality TV with a reasonable sound-track (boasting the likes of Muse and the Hives), this is reality TV with a [More…]

Last week Play Fair at the Olympics published a new report: “Clearing the Hurdles: Steps to Improving Wages and Working Conditions in the Global Sportswear Industry” which demonstrates that “substantial violations of worker rights are still the norm for workers in the sportswear industry.” In particular

Wages for sportswear workers are still well below a [More…]

It’s official; supply chain labour standards are part of the zeitgeist and a staple of children’s TV!  Labour standards are not just the subject of the BBC’s new reality TV show Blood, Sweat and T-shirts, they also feature in the badinage between Donna and The Doctor.  
Viewers of last Saturday’s episode of Doctor Who [More…]

Gordon Brown last week announced that he will bring together the Trades Union Congress and the Confederation of British Industry to form a commission of inquiry to assess the rights of Temporary and Agency workers in the UK.  The commission will be chaired by Sir George Bain, the former chairman of the Low Pay [More…]

GAP’s child labour expose of last week has focussed minds on the problem of subcontracting; when suppliers put some, or all, of the manufacturing out to a sub-supplier without the knowledge or consent of the customer. Yesterday’s Observer reported that GAP are looking at a twin approach to tackle both child labour and illicit [More…]

We are in eager anticipation of what will be said by the Gap in their presentation at the Ethical Supply Chain Summit in Amsterdam tomorrow, following the allegations in The Observer and on The BBC News today.A double page spread in The Observer and exclusive video footage on the BBC detailed the use of [More…]

But don’t worry we have been very busy! Not least with delivering babies, doing countless ethical audits across the world, and learning something about the way consumers think about ethical trade.
A consumer survey was published last week which found that many consumers do not believe fashion retailers’ claims on ethical sourcing. It also stated [More…]

We are all waiting with bated breath to hear about the outcome of the shareholder resolution at the Tesco AGM today. The campaign group Action Aid have brought Gertruida Baartman, a fruit picker from South Africa, over to speak about her experiences at this years AGM.

The Playfair 2008 coalition released a report in June alleging poor labour conditions in factories making goods for the 2008 Olympics. No Medal for the Olympics on labour rights focuses primarily on child labour, excessive hours and poor wages. The Playfair coalition includes the Clean Clothes Campaign, Intertational Textile Garments and Leather Workers Federation (ITGLWF) and [More…]