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Play Fair at the Olympics
45 Hours of Forced Overtime in One Week
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Play Fair at the Olympics
Paperback ISBN: 9780855985356
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In August 2004 the world's athletes gathered in Athens for the Summer Olympic Games. Global sportswear firms spent vast sums of money to associate their products with the Olympian ideal.
Play Fair at the Olympics features a number of case studies and interviews with factory workers, manufacturers, and owners, as well as representatives of sportswear companies.
| ISBN | 855985356 |
| ISBN13 | 9780855985356 |
| Publisher | Oxfam |
| Format | Paperback |
| Publication date | 01/03/2004 |
| Pages | 80 |
| Weight (grammes) | 231 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Height (mm) | 260 |
| Width (mm) | 210 |
Summary
Introduction
1.Faster longer Cheaper, To long and too hard, Poverty wages, Employed - but on precarious terms, Bullied humiliated abused, Trade unions undermined
2. Winning profits losing rights, The global sportswear industry, Making money in a competitive market, How buyers buy, Flex and squeeze: the suppliers response, Whose responsibility?, Fair play for workers
3.Time tp play fair, Make the change
Appendix, Respect for trade-unions rights - the gap between rhetoric and reality, Background research reports, Notes.






