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Article

1 Jun 2006

Author:
TUC (Trades Union Congress) & Labour Behind the Label

[PDF] Sweet FA? Football Associations, Workers' Rights and the World Cup

…the people stitching the footballs, sewing the shirts and glueing the boots…are working late into the night, six or seven days a week, for poverty wages...Honduran workers producing for Adidas and Nike earning just £85 per month, a quarter of what they need to meet their basic needs...Indonesian sportswear workers earning £51 per month, less than half what they need to live decently...Workers in El Salvador producing for Adidas and Nike who lost their jobs when they tried to form a union...Nike and Adidas have at least taken some concrete action, in contrast to companies such as Lotto and Kappa, the Welsh national team sponsors. Others, including Umbro and Puma, have recently taken some promising steps...Football Associations, like other sporting bodies, can play an important role by ensuring that the principles of Fair Play are implemented in the factories, workshops and homes of those producing their national kit…Diadora makes no information public on its policy towards labour rights, placing it bottom of the league.