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15 May 2009

Clean Clothes Campaign concerns re anti-union activity at Menderes Tekstil, Turkey

In May 2009, Clean Clothes Campaign raised concerns about working conditions and anti-union activities at the Menderes Tekstil factory in Turkey, which produces bed linens for Carrefour, Horizonte, Ikea, Ibena, Kohl's, Mothercare, Otto, Target and Wal-Mart. Clean Clothes Campaign's appeal is available here.

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited the companies to respond:

- Carrefour response [PDF] / réponse de Carrefour en français [PDF]

- Horizonte has not responded

- Ikea response [DOC]

- Ibena response [DOC]

- Kohl's has not responded

- Mothercare response [DOC]

- Otto response[DOC]

- Target response [DOC]

- Wal-Mart response [DOC]

Company Responses

Carrefour View Response

Horizonte (part of VDL Group)

No Response

IBENA (part of Daun AG) View Response

IKEA View Response

Kohl's

No Response

Mothercare View Response

Otto View Response

Target View Response

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Clean Clothes Campaign concerns re anti-union activity at Menderes Tekstil, Turkey

Company Responses

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Kohl's did not respond to: Menderes Textil factory, Turkey: Clean Clothes Campaign raises concerns of anti-union activity, other labour abuses.

Report on Menderes Tekstil factory & company responses

Response by Mothercare: Menderes Textil factory, Turkey: Clean Clothes Campaign raises concerns of anti-union activity, other labour abuses. Click here

Response by Target: Menderes Textil factory, Turkey: Clean Clothes Campaign raises concerns of anti-union activity, other labour abuses

Response by Carrefour: Menderes Textil factory, Turkey: Clean Clothes Campaign raises concerns of anti-union activity, other labour abuses.

Response by Otto: Menderes Textil factory, Turkey: Clean Clothes Campaign raises concerns of anti-union activity, other labour abuses.

Response by IBENA (part of Daun AG): Menderes Textil factory, Turkey: Clean Clothes Campaign raises concerns of anti-union activity, other labour abuses.

Response by IKEA: Menderes Textil factory, Turkey: Clean Clothes Campaign raises concerns of anti-union activity, other labour abuses.

Accusations des violations des droits du travail chez Menderes - réponses des grandes marques

Horizonte (part of VDL Group) did not respond to: Menderes Textil factory, Turkey: Clean Clothes Campaign raises concerns of anti-union activity, other labour abuses.

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