Monthly Archives: June 2007
Child Labour & Factory Conditions Part 2
In May 2007 we returned to the factory to verify the factory’s commitment. Well we didn’t find the girl or any of the confirmed and suspected child workers. According to the factory managers, all the children workers from our 2006 … Continue reading
No Free Rides Here
About a month ago, I attended a Multi Fibre Agreement (MFA) session on the impact of ending trade restrictions on labour. It was hosted in Toronto by the Maquila Solidarity Network. During the panel discussion, organized labour lambasted the brands … Continue reading
Child Labour & Factory Conditions
Here’s a 15 year old we found in one of our contract factories (see photo). That’s child labour. She’s one of about 215 million kids the UN estimates are in the work force throughout the world. When we discovered this … Continue reading
“Is life better?” ponders Sandy the CFO of MEC
Our CFO (Sandy) asked is life better for workers who leave their farms and villages for work in factories. He’s originally from South Africa so he’s seen first hand the horrors of racial conflict and socio-economic deprivation. Is life better? … Continue reading
The Business of Retailing & Human Rights
Anyone who’s worked in an organization can attest that it can be difficult to get everyone aligned. Especially, when individuals work on seemingly conflicting portfolios. My job at Mountain Equipment Co-op is to vet our contract factories and to work … Continue reading
