Union Organising around major sports events

1. Union Organising around major sports events www.playfair2008.org

2. Aims for the session • Review the industry and the problem • The campaign team • The targets • The objectives • Progress so far

3. Sourcing Countries 80% manufactured in Asia for the US, EU and Japanese markets

4. The Problem • Outsourced manufacture • Low value added • Pressure on Price • Shortening lead times • Lean manufacturing • Consolidation following expiry of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 2004 • Trade unions hitherto seen as an impediment to this model.

5. Labour Value in Nike T Shirts Table 1. From : Locke 7 Romis 2006 p.32

6. Ex factory Wage Retail cut Profit for the brand

7. Campaign Team 2008 Steering Committee Strategy Companies & IOC/NOCs Lobby Group Popular Campaigning Group Media & Publicity, Street campaigning

8. Targets • Olympics family • Sourcing Companies (brands) • Supplier firms • Institutional investors • Public and all workers • All Governments • (Chinese Government)

9. Targets Sourcing Companies Asian TNCs International Olympics Committee + National Olympics Committees + Games Organising Committees

10. What do we want to achieve • Language in Olympic Charter • New contractual provisions in Licensing • IOC needs to invest in compliance

11. What do we want to achieve with brands and Suppliers on FOA • Disclose locations • Freedom of Association stakeholder meetings • Non Interference Guarantee • Access Agreements • Apply principles of ILO Convention 135 • Independent structures in China

12. ‘Non-Interference Guarantee’ • ‘In the event of a trade union organising committee being formed in my factory I hereby undertake in line with the (name of buyer) code of conduct provision on freedom of association not to victimise any workers. • Signed ……………..Factory Manager