A Fair Day s Surf The Fair Wear campaign to ban clothing made in sweatshop takes on a new wave this weekend when it targets surfers and beachgoers. Trade unionists, churches and other community supporters of the FairWear campaign will converge on Newcastle for the Surfest finals at Newcastle beach. Ellisa Sutherland from the Newcastle FairWear Committee says the idea is not to interrupt Surfest, but to make surfers aware of the manufacturing practices behind their designer labels.
Consumers are increasingly concerned about the issue, in Australia and overseas.
FairWear are campaigning for surfers to only buy surfwear from manufacturers who have signed the Homeworkers Code of Practise. The surf campaign follows FairWear pushes in the fashion industry and for school uniforms. Both of these campaigns have led to a successful takeup of the Code of Practise. John Passant look s at Red Ken Livingstone s tilt at Mayor of London and what it means for the Radical Left. What Workers Should Do A no nonsense guide to protecting your entitlements when the boss goes bust.