An invitation from Melbourne Radical Women:
Wednesday, 16 August, 7.00 pm (dinner at 6.15 pm for a $6.00 donation)
WOMEN TAKING ON A GLOBAL GOLIATH --
GARMENT WORKERS WIN A VICTORY OVER NIKE
Women unionists are at the forefront of resistance against the sweatshop
barons. When the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union and the FairWear
Campaign stood up to Nike -- for the first time anywhere in the world --
this corporate giant had to front a court and answer for its
super-exploitation of its overwhelmingly female labour force. The $15,000
penalty was pitiful. But the significance of this victory is immense.
Next step: September 11 at Melbourne's Crown Casino. There, the World
Economic Forum, the organisation of the world's richest companies, will meet
to plan how they'll extract more profit at our expense. Again, working
people will be there!
Come along to hear special guest speaker, Pam Curr, from the FairWear
Campaign. Join the discussion of how we can defeat the Nikes of the world
and take a lesson from Cuba, where wealth is measured by the well-being of
its people, not the profits of cartels. Everyone is welcome.
Place: Solidarity Salon, 1 Appleby Crescent, West Brunswick.
For more information, phone Radical Women on (03) 9386 3230 or email:
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