Questions and answers about PlayFair 2008 |
What can the companies that supply sportswear, athletic footwear and Olympic logo goods do to help ensure respect for workers rights in the global sportswear, athletic footwear and sporting goods industries?
PlayFair 2008 believes that suppliers should:
[1] as evidenced by a well organised workforces represented by recognised and trained independent trade union representatives engaging in grievance and disputes resolution and periodic but regular collective bargaining with the management of those facilities consistent with the principles laid down in ILO Conventions 87 and 98. [2] for a definition of the recognized international labour standards Cf. JOIN Code http://www.jo-in.org/pub/docs/Jo-In%20Draft%20Common%20Code%205.05.pdf . Play Fair 2008 emphasizes that workers performing this work, either time rated or piece rated, should do so as a part of a regular contract which pays a living wage for a standard working week that does not exceed 48 hours |