Friday, June 15, 2012

Swiss workers strip to combat exploitation...



After a survey found that many Swiss uniforms are made in exploitative conditions, police and paramedics have posed half naked for a video shot to highlight the issue.

The Berne Declaration, a non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting equitable and sustainable relationships, has launched the new advertising campaign in which policemen, paramedics and railway workers appear in their underwear with the slogan: “Better to be half-naked than in uniforms made in inhumane conditions”.

The survey, carried out by the Berne Declaration, has found that many uniforms in Switzerland, not only for public sector workers, but also for private sector workers at places like Coop and Starbucks, are being manufactured mostly in Macedonia, newspaper Tribune de Genève reported. Full story...

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