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Insulting offer of adidas food vouchers rejected by workers

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An offer by adidas to donate food vouchers to Indonesian workers owed millions of euros has been described as downright insulting by union representatives and labour right campaigners. The workers, previously employed at ex-addidas supplier PT Kizone, have been fighting for over a year to get adidas to pay the 1.5 million euros still owed to them in unpaid severance. Adidas' offer: a food voucher worth just 43 euros. Over the next two months adidas' name will be beamed to every corner of the world. It has paid an estimated 127million euros to be the main sponsor of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and for many of the competing athletes to wear its brand. It expects this exposure to yield billions of euros in extra sales. Yet adidas claims it can't pay a mere 1.5 million euros that are legally owed to workers who earned just 50 cents an hour making its clothes. ...

Full article: http://www.cleanclothes.org/urgent-actions/kizone-voucher

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@rvdkooij » 09 Aug '12, 11am
@adidasus #fail #bigfail #bigbigfail [link]
@el_mich » 09 Aug '12, 10am
This is disgusting, Adidas! “@nielsoskam: Adidas' offer to pay in peanuts refused by Indonesian workers [link]”
@antonie » 09 Aug '12, 10am
RT @nielsoskam: Adidas' offer to pay in peanuts refused by Indonesian workers [link]
@nielsoskam » 09 Aug '12, 9am
Adidas' offer to pay in peanuts refused by Indonesian workers [link]
@schonekleren » 02 Aug '12, 9am
Entis wil het geld waar hij recht op heeft! @adidas :betaal die 1.8 miljoen voor de #Kizone arbeiders! [link]
@cleanclothes » 02 Aug '12, 9am
Pay Entis what he's owed! @adidas hey, you owe #Kizone workers $1.8 – pay up! [link]
@ikbenmabo » 01 Aug '12, 6pm
“@schonekleren: Laat je horen!Adidas gaf voedselbonnen ipv geld aan Kizone arbeiders. Waardeloos,dus tijd voor petitie:[link]”
@Modevoormorgen » 31 Jul '12, 9am
Timely @schonekleren #petition against #Adidas offering food vouchers instead of paying wages to Indian workers. [link] #os12
@LaborReligion » 30 Jul '12, 2pm
Why is #Adidas robbing its workers of their severance pay? RT @DressedStripped Insulting offer of adidas food vouchers [link]
@DressedStripped » 30 Jul '12, 12pm
Insulting offer of adidas food vouchers rejected by workers [link] @ILRF @cleanclothes @IndustriALL_GU @ituc @USILive
@frankahummels » 30 Jul '12, 12pm
RT @pallas_ploem: Shocking! “@schonekleren: #Adidas gaf #voedselbonnen ipv geld aan Kizone arbeiders. Waardeloze actie: [link]”
@pallas_ploem » 30 Jul '12, 10am
Shocking! “@schonekleren: #Adidas gaf #voedselbonnen ipv geld aan Kizone arbeiders. Waardeloze actie: [link]”
@PushFashForw » 30 Jul '12, 10am
RT @schonekleren: Adidas gaf voedselbonnen ipv geld aan Kizone arbeiders. Waardeloze actie, tijd voor nieuwe petitie: [link]
@schonekleren » 30 Jul '12, 10am
Laat je horen! Adidas gaf voedselbonnen ipv geld aan Kizone arbeiders. Waardeloze actie, dus tijd voor nieuwe petitie:[link]
@__Maite__ » 27 Jul '12, 3pm
RT @coop_57: RT @setem_mcm: Insultante [link] ADIDAS ofrece vales de comida a trabajadores indonesios a los que debe miles de euros via...
@gonzalocampa » 27 Jul '12, 2pm
RT @EconoCabreado: #NoLesCompres RT @SETEM_MCM: Insultante [link] ADIDAS ofrece vales de comida a trabajadores indonesios a los q debe miles de €
@EconoCabreado » 27 Jul '12, 1pm
#NoLesCompres RT @SETEM_MCM: Insultante [link] ADIDAS ofrece vales de comida a trabajadores indonesios a los q debe miles de €
@SETEM_MCM » 27 Jul '12, 1pm
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@dopsdingers » 27 Jul '12, 12pm
RT @DressedStripped: Indonesia- Insulting offer of adidas food vouchers rejected by workers [link] @cleanclothes
@DressedStripped » 27 Jul '12, 12pm
Indonesia- Insulting offer of adidas food vouchers rejected by workers [link] @cleanclothes
@SETEMNavarra » 27 Jul '12, 12pm
Seguimos con la Acción de presión sobre ADIDAS!! sponsor de los JJOO de Londres 2012. !No es oro todo lo que... [link]
@JNOtegui » 27 Jul '12, 8am
RT @cleanclothes: TAKE ACTION - Tell Adidas: If you can afford to sponsor the Olympics, you can afford severance pay for your... [link]
@cleanclothes » 27 Jul '12, 8am
TAKE ACTION - Tell Adidas: If you can afford to sponsor the Olympics, you can afford severance pay for your... [link]
@CeeRani » 26 Jul '12, 11pm
RT @Magnifeco: Reading: Insulting offer of adidas food vouchers rejected by workers - Kizone workers still not paid backwages. [link]
@Magnifeco » 26 Jul '12, 9pm
Reading: Insulting offer of adidas food vouchers rejected by workers - Kizone workers still not paid backwages. [link]
@AwearnessEvents » 30 Jul '12, 10am
RT @schonekleren: Laat je horen! Adidas gaf voedselbonnen ipv geld aan Kizone arbeiders. Waardeloze actie, dus tijd voor nieuwe petitie:[link]
@KarlienCrom » 30 Jul '12, 10am
RT @schonekleren: Laat je horen! Adidas gaf voedselbonnen ipv geld aan Kizone arbeiders. Waardeloze actie, dus tijd voor nieuwe petitie:[link]
@tulsicrafts » 28 Jul '12, 7pm
TAKE ACTION - Tell Adidas: If you can afford to sponsor the Olympics, you can afford severance pay for your... [link]
@MiguelUrra » 27 Jul '12, 4pm
RT @coop_57: RT @setem_mcm: Insultante [link] ADIDAS ofrece vales de comida a trabajadores indonesios a los que debe miles de euros via...
@marcmartinezr » 27 Jul '12, 3pm
RT @coop_57: RT @setem_mcm: Insultante [link] ADIDAS ofrece vales de comida a trabajadores indonesios a los que debe miles de euros via...
@raulllorca » 27 Jul '12, 3pm
RT @coop_57: RT @setem_mcm: Insultante [link] ADIDAS ofrece vales de comida a trabajadores indonesios a los que debe miles de euros via...
@jlochoasanchez » 27 Jul '12, 2pm
RT @setem_mcm: Insultante [link] ADIDAS ofrece vales de comida a trabajadores indonesios a los que debe miles de euros via...
@coop_57 » 27 Jul '12, 2pm
RT @setem_mcm: Insultante [link] ADIDAS ofrece vales de comida a trabajadores indonesios a los que debe miles de euros via...
@barriolajota » 27 Jul '12, 2pm
RT @setem_mcm: Insultante [link] ADIDAS ofrece vales de comida a trabajadores indonesios a los que debe miles de euros via...
@ElenaPintor » 27 Jul '12, 2pm
RT @SETEM_MCM: Insultante [link] ADIDAS ofrece vales de comida a trabajadores indonesios a los que debe miles de euros via @SETEMNa
@MAVazquez22 » 27 Jul '12, 2pm
RT @SETEM_MCM: Insultante [link] ADIDAS ofrece vales de comida a trabajadores indonesios a los que debe miles de euros via @SETEMNa
@mgnpm » 27 Jul '12, 2pm
RT @SETEM_MCM: Insultante [link] ADIDAS ofrece vales de comida a trabajadores indonesios a los que debe miles de euros via @SETEMNa
@SustainableLIF3 » 27 Jul '12, 1pm
RT @cleanclothes: TAKE ACTION - Tell Adidas: If you can afford to sponsor the Olympics, you can afford severance pay for your... [link]
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RT @cleanclothes: TAKE ACTION - Tell Adidas: If you can afford to sponsor the Olympics, you can afford severance pay for your... [link]
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RT @cleanclothes: TAKE ACTION - Tell Adidas: If you can afford to sponsor the Olympics, you can afford severance pay for your... [link]
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RT @cleanclothes: TAKE ACTION - Tell Adidas: If you can afford to sponsor the Olympics, you can afford severance pay for your... [link]