November
2003 - Workers' legal and human rights are not respected by PT Busana Prima Global,
producing sportswear for European and US brands, including Le Coq Sportif, Bear
USA, Lotto and Head, and for football teams like Manchester United.
Contract
workers are forced to work overtime without being paid. All workers in the factory
are forced to work overtime at short notice, safety measures in the factory are
so poor that serious needle-stick injuries occur at least once a day. Such accidents
often involve the sewing needles going right through a workers' finger.
In
June this year 900 workers took action and formed a union and in July, workers
held a 4-day strike, demanding that their employer respect Indonesia's minimum
wage laws and bring an end to harassment and intimidation in their workplace.
They were dismissed.
Since July 16th 170 young Indonesians have been denied
their jobs for standing up for their rights and for three
months, almost all of them have received no income at all.
"the management illegally dismissed all of us who participated
in the strike. Since then, we have not been able to work,
we have received no severance pay, no child support, no
benefits. None at all. It is very hard for us right now
to support ourselves, let alone our families. That is why
we really hope that the international campaign can help
us." (27-year-old woman who works at PT Busana Prima
Global)
The CCC has in October
2003 launched a web petition for this case. This can be an important tool to show
your support for the unfairly fired PT Busana Prima Global workers.
Sign
on to the web petition. Your support will make a difference!"
