Despite the ideals of the international Olympic movement, the games are still firmly rooted in the world of professional sports. And because of that, they come with the full panoply controversial issues: rampant commercialism, doping, graft and short-sighted greed. And, just like other professional sportsmen, Olympic athletes are often wearing equipment manufactured by sweatshop labor.
To change this, Oxfam America has established Playbytherules.org in an attempt to get Fila and other manufacturers to stop exploiting and abusing their own workers.
The theme of the 2004 summer Olympic Games is "celebrate humanity," yet the workers who make the gear and clothing for the upcoming Olympics suffer terribly inhumane working conditions and have few rights. Workers in official Olympic manufacturer Fila's factories endure forced overtime, get fined for mistakes they make, and are intimidated out of joining trade unions. This is no way to celebrate humanity! Ask Fila to respect its workers' rights and put an end to exploitative practices in the factories that supply its sportswear.
At their website, you can add your name to a petition to be sent to Fila CEO Steve Wynn and learn more about the international effort to end sweatshop labor
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