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Its main activities are consumer education, lobbying companies, lobbying government, and solidarity with workers in disputes in factories producing for UK clothing companies. LBL was involved with the global Play Fair at the Olympics campaign in 2004, which brought together trade unions and campaign groups to call for greater action from the Olympic movement and the sportswear industry on workers' rights. It has also called repeatedly criticised the British clothing billionaire Philip Green , stating that, "while other companies have started to make greater commitments to workers rights in their factories, we are still waiting for an adequate response from Arcadia. We want to know that Green has taken steps to ensure that the practices of his companies aren’t squeezing factories and risking the rights of workers." EXTERNAL LINKS |
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