Blood, sweat and tears: the truth about how your sportswear is made
source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/blood-sweat-and-tears-the-truth-about-how-y...
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After boycotts of their products a decade ago, when it was shown workers in the factories were poorly treated, the sportswear industry decided to investigate factories and blacklist the worst abusers.
The plan was to bring back the reputation lost by Nike and others, when the consumer found out where their trainers where made.
The Independent states the latest reports shows they are struggling with cleaning up the problems within the industry, with a number of factories blacklisted for bad working condition's, low pay and child labourers.
"It shows occasional or routine abuse by 35 per cent of Nike's suppliers – affecting up to 280,000 workers.
Of 479 factories checked last year, on average 168 failed to meet Nike's standards, meaning they had "serious system failures" or a "general disregard" for codes of conduct.
Conditions may be worse than publicly stated because factories falsify wage and time records to pass audits. Puma acknowledged "many factories" covered up excessive working hours with two sets of time records"-Independent
The plan was to bring back the reputation lost by Nike and others, when the consumer found out where their trainers where made.
The Independent states the latest reports shows they are struggling with cleaning up the problems within the industry, with a number of factories blacklisted for bad working condition's, low pay and child labourers.
"It shows occasional or routine abuse by 35 per cent of Nike's suppliers – affecting up to 280,000 workers.
Of 479 factories checked last year, on average 168 failed to meet Nike's standards, meaning they had "serious system failures" or a "general disregard" for codes of conduct.
Conditions may be worse than publicly stated because factories falsify wage and time records to pass audits. Puma acknowledged "many factories" covered up excessive working hours with two sets of time records"-Independent
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CarolineS
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It's the sports industry, the furniture industry, the everything industry. those at the lower end make the items while we buy them and throw them away when we get bored, not ever giving a thought to the fact that some abused child has more than likely made the item.
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CarolineS
