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NEWSLETTER 13, NOVEMBER 2000
Campaigning into the Future
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The Clean Clothes Campaign is 10 years old, and it seems like an
appropriate time to take stock of what we've accomplished and where
we're heading. We would like to invite all of our readers to take
part in evaluating our activities and formulating the CCC's future
strategy.
We are particularly interested in evaluating our aims and activities,
and their impact; and the way in which the campaign functions and
is organized. As we work to redefine our strategy for the coming
years, we are eager to hear your ideas on what the main aims and
activities of the Clean Clothes Campaign should be in the future.
How should do you think the campaign should be organized?
At the moment we're consulting with the groups and people we've
worked to get their input. Then, using all that feedback, the CCC
will write two papers, one for evaluation purposes
and one for strategy purposes. These will be widely circulated for
comments. From March 7-11 2001 an international strategy meeting
will be organized in Barcelona to discuss the issues with representatives
from the different CCCs and the organizations we work with outside
Europe. The results of this will be circulated for comments, and
by then we should ideally have a much clearer idea of where to go
and how to get there.
Please take the time to answer the following questions:
- If you had to explain what the CCC was about what would you
say?
- In which respects is the campaign useful for your work and/or
your organization?
- What aspects of the campaign do you think are not useful?
- In your opinion, what are the strengths of the campaign?
- What are the weaknesses?
- In your view, what has the campaign accomplished?
- What should have been accomplished but wasn't?
The CCC has a strict focus on improving global working conditions
in the garment and sportswear (including shoes) industry. Back in
the early nineties, when public attention for global labour issues
was minimal (at least in Europe) we chose this strategy because
using an "example product" was a good method for focusing
our efforts to inform and educate people on these complex issues
in a clear and straightforward manner. It's also been a good focal
point for international cooperation with a wide variety of organizations
with little previous experience in working in alliances.
- do you think this focus should be maintained? if so, why?
- if not, how should it be expanded: in terms of issues (for
example, should environmental concerns be added to our agenda)
or in terms of products (for example, should we take on other
sectors of industry)?
Please send your responses today to the CCC
in Amsterdam!
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