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Playfair 2012 Campaign

PCS is a supporter of the TUC's Playfair 2012 campaign.

Playfair 2012 wants the London Olympic Games to raise the bar on workers’ rights. We are calling on the organisers of London 2012 and the Olympic movement to ensure that the rights of workers making sportswear and Olympic branded goods are respected

Millions of people are employed in the global supply chains that produce kits for Olympic teams, and the sportswear and Olympic souvenirs available on our high streets. These mainly women workers, not just the athletes, help to make the Olympics possible.

But, evidence shows that the sportswear industry and Olympic movement have a poor track record on workers’ rights. Research at the time of the last Olympics in 2008 found workers employed by Adidas suppliers in China earning £20 per month for glueing sports shoes that sell for £50 plus, and others working 80 hours a week stitching footballs.

Adidas is one of London 2012’s main sponsors and licensees. In another factory producing stationery, children as young as 12 years old were being forced to work 15 hours a day.

More information about speakers, times, venues and how to register can be found at the Playfair website for more information.

Leaflets outlining the issues faced by workers in Olympic supply chains and how you can get involved in the campaign can be ordered online.