Beyond the issue of Labour Indonesia in the UK Team Uniforms

Great Britain Olympic team uniform design of Stella McCartney

 Launch of Britain Olympic team uniforms designed by Stella McCartney is colored by the issue of exploitation of labor Indonesia.

British Olympic team uniforms and Olympic volunteers was issued by the German company Adidas. London Olympic organizing committee, (Locog) said last week received a report on the condition of Indonesian factory workers who call the factory workers in Indonesia who make the products the German company is paid under the standard.

Locog considered important labor conditions in Indonesia report this because it wanted the London 2012 Olympic Games free of the negative issues including environmental issues and ethics.

Locog citing international labor code of conduct called the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), which calls the factory-worker pbarik should pay a fair wage.

In a report submitted to the Locog, called on state enterprise workers who experienced physical and verbal abuse, forced overtime, and got sanctioned for failing to meet targets.

A laborer, Yuliani, 23, said the workers even harder to get permission to the toilet during work. "If we keep going, then we would be treated more harshly than the head of production. Including harsh words."

England team uniforms designed by Stella McCartney, designer who is the daughter of former Beatle, Paul McCartney. This uniform also includes T-shirt and bathing suit with characteristic British flag, Union Jack. This uniform will be worn by the United Kingdom 900 athletes who competed in the Olympics and Paralympics.

Replica team uniforms for the branch pool, football, basketball, athletics, tennis and racing bikes will go on sale this April. Goods sold at a price range of 15 to 50 pounds for football uniform until swimsuit. Adidas hopes reap 100 million pounds from the sale of this merchandise.


source : kompas.com 

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