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16 July 1999 |
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NewsOlympic Gear - Labor Standards Should Apply
Organisers of the Sydney 2000 Olympics who have admitted that cost-containment is a major factor in producing official uniforms overseas are being asked to ensure that minimum labour standards will be met abroad.
Union officials met with SOCOG this week following concerns that up to 50 per cent of the official uniforms will be produced abroad. SOCOG says the reasons are that Australia lacks expertise for the production of some garments, like non-iron trousers, along with the higher cost of Australian production. Production of some of the uniforms will go ahead in Indonesia, Philippines and Fiji, where workers in a Free Trade Zone receive around $80 per week. Textile Clothing and Footwear Union state secretary Barry Tubner says the union believes that all production should be local, but that, as a minimum, SOCOG should take steps to ensure its own Code of Labour Practise" is met. Under the code, SOCOG has undertaken that during the production of licensed goods, monitoring will occur to ensure: - employment is freely chosen - there is no discrimination in employment - child labour is not used - freedom of association and the right to collectively bargain are respected - fair wages are paid - hours of work are not excessive - working conditions are decent - the employment relationship is established and training provided - the use of exploited outworker is not to occur. Tubner says if offshore production is to occur, SOCOG should fund a Labor Council officer to represent SOCOG with responsibility for labour standards, travelling to the foreign factories and inspecting workplaces and wage agreements to ensure these standards are being met. Tubner also wants further scrutiny of conditions in Reebok factories, where much of the actual athletic equipment will be produced.
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