The Labour Behind the Label campaign, supported by UNISON Scotland, aims to raise awareness of the dangerous working conditions and exploitation of garment workers producing goods sold on our high streets.
UNISON activists and Labour MSP Neil Findlay will hand over a Labour Behind the Label petition to the Schuh head office in Livingston on Mon 20 November, calling on the company to act on leather and shoe supply chain transparency and measures to improve shoe workers’ rights.
The petition called on leading UK shoe brands and retailers (Schuh, Office, Faith (Debenhams), Dr Martens, Primark, Asda, Very.co.uk (Shop Direct), Bohoo.com, Boden, Harvey Nichols and Sports Direct) along with leading global shoe brands (Deichmann, Camper, Prada, Birkenstock, CCC, Leder & Schuh) to: publish the names and addresses of all their suppliers; report on progress in moving away from dangerous chemicals; show that they are respecting the human rights of the people who make their shoes, ensuring fair wages and safe working conditions.
As part of the Change Your Shoes campaign, Labour Behind the Label has compiled these case studies of workers in shoe factories in India and Bangladesh:
www.unison-scotland.org/library/Case-study-Selvi_homeworker.pdf
www.unison-scotland.org/library/Case-study-Rizia_tannery.pdf
www.unison-scotland.org/library/Case-study-Hasan_workshop.pdf
www.unison-scotland.org/library/Case-study-Md-Jashin-Uddin_tannery.pdf