July 30,
2007 No Response
from FILA
For
more than two years the CCC has publicly called
upon the US-sportswear brand FILA to ensure proper
compensation for the women and men who lost their
jobs when FILA supplier PT Tae Hwa shut down in
2005.To date FILA has failed to respond to our requests
for action in relation to the closure of their Indonesian
sports shoe supplier.
Others have also tried to get FILA to take action.
Oxfam Australia has pushed for a just resolution
to this case since 2005, highlighting PT Tae Hwa
in their comprehensive 2006 report Offside!
Labour Rights and Sportswear Production in Asia.
In 2006 Oxfam America confronted FILA with 30,000
signatures from concerned consumers requesting
that the company follow up on the PT Tae Hwa case,
however FILA never even responded. While this
appeal for action has closed the CCC and partners
plan to keep the pressure on FILA. Stay tuned
to the CCC website for more information on campaigning
efforts to push for better working conditions
in the global sportswear industry.