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NEWSLETTER 15, JUNE 2002
Go Naked:
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one of 10 actions held in the UK in 2001, a CCC UK activist
demands that Gap clean up their act. Decked out in "naked" costumes,
campaigners told Gap and the public that they'd rather be
naked then wear Gap clothes made in workplaces where workers
rights are violated. The UK campaign aimed to increase public
awareness of violations of workers' rights at Gap supplier
factory, draw media attention to this situation and to pressure
the Gap in relation to specific rights violations in Saipan
(see related article), Indonesia and Lesotho. The UK CCC decided
to focus on Gap because of the company's increasing share
in the UK market and because of their bad labor rights record.
"Naked" street actions took place in London, Manchester,
Norwich, Leicester and Preston and 40,000 leaflets were distributed.
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