 Demand Change from the World’s Giant RetailersWalmart, Tesco, Carrefour, Aldi, and Lidl – with huge market shares and enormous buying power these are truly giants in the field of retail. But their performance when it comes to labour rights is anything but impressive. Garment workers in the workplaces that supply these and other retailers face poverty wages, forced overtime, and repression when they organise to improve conditions. The CCC believes these workers deserve a better bargain. |
 Actions at Lidl and Aldi in BelgiumIn February, the CCC in Belgium organised actions at several Aldi and Lidl supermarkets. Shoppers at stores in Leuven (Louvain), Ghent, Roeselare and Hasselt must have raised an eye-brow when they found their cars on the parking lot covered with flowery car covers. CCC protestors held up sign boards asking "Are Aldi and Lidle trying to hide something?" They explained about the |
 UNI Commerce Union Supports Asia Floor Wage campaignUNI Commerce, the global union representing some four million retail and wholesale sector workers, recently announced their solidarity and support for the Asia Floor Wage campaign. A resolution stating support for the campaign was adopted during UNI Commerce’s World Conference, October 3 in Dublin. |
 Request for Tribunal Marks Asia Floor Wage LaunchNew Delhi - The official campaign launch for an Asia Floor Wage (AFW) for garment workers was marked by a demand for a tribunal to be held in Asia to rule on the issue of a living wage as a human right. Activities to launch the wage campaign took place across Asia, including in Indonesia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and China. |
