The Australian Olympic team's official uniforms. Source: The Daily Telegraph

ADIDAS is under pressure to reveal where Australia's Olympic uniforms are being made following a report into third-world sweatshops.   

The report, to be released by global labour rights alliance Play Fair today, claims garments with the Olympic symbol are being manufactured in sweatshops in Sri Lanka, China and the Philippines.   

While there is no evidence Australian uniforms are being made under unethical conditions, Oxfam has called on manufacturer adidas to disclose the exact locations of its factories because its products are made in the same countries highlighted in the report.

"Oxfam is calling on the International Olympics Committee to ensure workers producing sportswear for Australia's Olympic athletes are treated fairly," Oxfam said in a statement. "We want them (IOC) to ensure they do independent audits, which involve the unions, to be able to reassure the Australian public that those garments are not being made in sweatshops."   

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Play Fair researchers visited 10 factories in Sri Lanka, the Philippines and China, interviewing 175 workers last October and December. Their investigation is detailed in a 30-page report obtained exclusively by The Sunday Telegraph.

Adidas denied claims any Australian branded products were being produced by workers under unfair conditions.   

"Adidas strongly disputes many of the claims made in Play Fair's report and will of course immediately investigate any others," spokesperson Katja Schreiber said. "Adidas is committed to ensuring fair labour practices."

Australian Olympic Committee spokesman Mike Tancred said it would immediately terminate the contract of any label found to be acting unethically.

MOOOOOAN

The borlympics have returned. Cannot stand them, a corrupt organisation that leaves each city in a recession afterwards paying for the stupidity of the event. All the bribes to get the games and then all the BS to hold them. The games are a waste of time and space, manipulated for political statements, an excuse for excessive nationalism.

Avram Horowitz wrote on May 6^th, 2012 at 11:57am:


Good luck to you, i don't need corrupt organisations to tell me it is time to wave the flag and have my fun between 2.15 and 2.20 when we win a medal. Life is a magical adventure full of amazing things every day. What's yours?

No it's not it's about naked Greeks chucking spears and round lumps of stone and punching the brains out of each other with bare knuckles for a laurel wreath.
And they defiled the Most Holy with a pig sacrifice.

Along with eating the most pizza in 2 minutes, there will be  an event for fastest suicide bomb (IED) assembling and self-detonation the furthest distance.

Avram Horowitz wrote on May 6^th, 2012 at 11:57am:



Don't worry about the leftards, Avram. They're pessimists in regards to everything. Watching people have fun and succeed offends their feelings. It's probably because they were never any good at anything so it's a natural reaction to compensate for their inadequacies by putting everyone down. 

It's not about a person's success. The reports are mainly about the viewers' nation, it's medal tally and which nation wins. The Olympics caused all wars to be suspended during the festival. These extravaganza spectaculars are a form of warfare, US wins over China and Russia.