
Issue No 21		09 July 1999

News

Aussies To Go For Gold in Foreign Uniforms?

Australian athletes may compete in the 2000 Olympics in uniforms made overseas in countries like Fiji and Philippines, according to rumours sweeping the clothing industry.

The Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union has asked the Labor Council to meet with SOCOG and Olympics Minister Michael Knight to clear up concerns that production will be sent offshore to low wage countries.

TCFUA state secretary Barry Tubner says employers in the industry have raised concerns that production of uniforms for Games athletes, officials and volunteers is earmarked for offshore.

"This would be an outrageous insult to the skilled clothing workers of Australia if they were denied the opportunity to suitably clothe our sportsmen, upon whom the eyes of the world will be gazing," Tubner says.

"Surely it is not beyond the skills and expertise of our country to at least clothe our sporting heroes in garments bearing the label of reputable Australian manufacturers."

Tubner also warns that such a move would also breach the provisions of the SOCOG Act.

"If these rumours prove to be true, this union will make the Government realise that 'brassed off' was just a little song."

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Issue 21 contents

Interview: The Future Is Now
Steve Klaasen is just 22. He works for a union. He explains why he is not an endangered species.

Unions: Showdown at the Hyde Park Plaza
The ACTU's Organising guru looks at the lessons to be learned from the recent dispute.

History: A Rich Vein in the Rock
Every mine, like a human being, has its life. Mount Morgan and Queenstown between 1880 and 1930.

International: Jailed Unionist Freed
Global union voices delight at the release of Indonesian labour activist.

Review: Ten (More) Steps to Revolution
Cultural theoritician Snag Cleaver puts the schooner glass to the Eighties.

Labour Review: What's New at the Information Centre
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» A Holiday With a Social Consience

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» Guest Report

» Sport

» Trades Hall

» Piers Watch

» Conference to Heal Rifts in the Labour Movement

» Fabians Scour Poll Ashes

» Holiday Confusion

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