ADIDAS - SALOMON Sportswear
Where do the products and / or where it is produced?
world, but detailed list is presented annually in the Social and Environmental Report published. This can always be found at: http://www.adidas-salomon.com/de/sustainability/reports/default.asp
As the general corporate policy regarding child labor?
According to the Code of Adidas may be no children under 15 years of age or school-age children, according to state law worked for them or a supplier. (A) In addition, Adidas is a member of the Fair Labor Association, which also child labor . Ban (B) How
compliance with the guidelines is controlled in the production? Duch
control is the internal team, "Social and Environmental Affairs (SEA), consisting of over thirty employees. Beyond the mere controls also should inform the team trained on site. (A) There are claims to and external controls by the Fair Labor Association (FLA), to the credibility and independence, however, specialized campaigns (m) (n) (o) and the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) express regularly concerns. The CCK also denies the effectiveness of controls, as well as the external inspectors are paid by Adidas. It also stresses CCK also that the FLA is internationally controversial, because the social standards are very low (f). Child labor is also prohibited under FLA.
Are there allegations of child labor?
There are several allegations (f), for example, that soccer balls are mostly made by children between the ages of 5-13 years (c) (d). Further allegations are in relation to the salaries, which are based for the most part to the legal minimum wages that were much too low. The workers of the suppliers therefore live largely in poverty (e). On demand (p) to the German Clean Clothes Campaign CCK currently there are no allegations of exploitative child labor in the apparel industry against adidas-Salomon is known, however, there remain allegations of low wages paid to the workers. If sufficient wages for full-time work is not to feed the family and the education and training to enable the children are often sent the children to work.
How has the company reacted to the allegations?
Adidas on the allegations contained in the "Black Book brand" companies are made, responded with a detailed opinion (g), as they point to its code of conduct and membership in the FLA. They also stress that the wages paid by them is twice as high as the state-required minimum wage. In response to the Publication of information on this website adidas-Salomon EarthLink is also claim to a detailed opinion (p) from and expresses the view that, in particular the assessment (originally "red") of the reaction of the company to allegations regarding child labor, is not correct: "A termination of business relationship, we consider as a last resort when other measures are successful, that is performed to eliminate the violations. Previously, we work in partnership with our suppliers and try to eliminate the basis of detailed action plans for the abuses. If the Board unreasonable and not ready to show to enforce the SOE (Standards of Engagement, Code of Conduct of the adidas Group), we take possible sanctions. This may be the temporary cessation or reduction of orders of the plant in question or, at worst, a resolution of manufacturers under contract. "It is difficult to evaluate this general statement, since we have no knowledge of the contents of the above measures plans. It would be interesting to know whether there are specific features of the adidas-Salomon to the affected children and was, and how these current allegations aussehen.Da us in concrete terms of adidas-Salomon products but are not known, we consider it appropriate to this criterion as "yellow" to evaluate.
Committed to the company outstanding in the social field?
(p) According to the adidas-Salomon AG has supported the company is a project in the regional environment of the football industry in Sialkot, Pakistan financially in order to increase awareness of the problem of child labor and children into local social welfare and training. Its management is in the hands of local non-governmental organization 'Sudhaar'. Sudhaar has concentrated its efforts to improve the quality of education at schools which are located in those villages where there is a high concentration of families, the stitching footballs. In this training program, which in February 1998 in partnership with the NGO 'Save the Children' England was established, there is a continuous Projekt.Gemäß the "ethics test for running shoes" where in June 2003 of the journal "consumer" has been carried out, ADIDAS best or "least bad" cut off. The company received 12 of 16 points. (H) (i) Adidas has also been involved in some local projects, such as in China, "For health and safety at work".
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