playfair 2012 campaign

Anti-Slavery International is a supporter of the newly launched Playfair 2012 Campaign which is calling on the organisers of the London 2012 Olympics and global sportswear brands to ensure that workers producing sportswear and souvenirs with the Olympics logo have their rights upheld.

Evidence from the 2008 Beijing Olympics documented labour rights violations, including forced labour, in the production of Olympic merchandise and sportswear. In one factory producing branded stationery, children as young as 12 years old were being forced to work 15 hours a day.

Anti-Slavery International will be launching our own campaign on the London 2012 Olympics and slavery later on in the year which will seek to further support the Playfair campaign and address the risks of trafficking in the UK in relation to the Games.

In the meantime, please visit www.playfair2012.org.uk to take action and find out more, or watch the film below.