War on Want cordially invites you to Garment Workers Fight Back!
How women activists in China are winning the fight against sweatshop exploitation – exposing fashion’s biggest brands.
Wednesday 27 July – GLASGOW- 6pm-8pm – Room 1, STUC, 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6NG
Join us on this this exciting women activists’ tour.
You’ll hear about undercover investigations of fashion giants exposing grim factory conditions and winning campaigns which have benefitted thousands of workers.
War on Want’s partners work on the frontline in China, supporting garment workers’ resistance – winning against all the odds.
SPEAKERS
Sophie Chen, Students and Scholars against Corporate Misbehaviour (SACOM). SACOM began as a students’ movement which has developed into a campaign group monitoring international corporates’ practice in mainland China. SACOM conducts undercover factory investigations and advocacy of labour rights in the garment, electronics, and toy industries, campaigning against global brands including Disney, Apple and UNIQLO.
Patricia Tse, Worker Empowerment (WE) creates labour education materials, conducts research and supports campaigns in Shenzhen and Huizhou. WE has gained rich experience on labour education over the past six years – essential to strengthening the labour movement.
Kiki Yeung, Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU). HKCTU is a trade union confederation representing 190,000 members and plays a key role in supporting workers’ rights in mainland China, where independent trade unions are banned.
Monina Wong is from The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) based in Brussels and has worked as part of the labour movement in Hong Kong for over 15 years.
All details of the tour, partners and speakers on our website.
To help us promote this exciting tour, order flyers from TakeAction@waronwant.org
Hope to see you there!
Nadia Idle
Activism & outreach officer, War on Want
