Urgent actions

Workers' rights abuses are no secret

Their underwear is modelled by some of the world's most beautiful women, but the employment record of Victoria's Secret doesn't look so good.

Celebrities' favourite underwear brand Victoria's Secret, modelled by Gisele Bundchen, has come under fire for abusing workers' rights in Thailand.

Workers for the Gina Form Bra Company Ltd, who produce underwear for big-brand names such as Gap, Victoria's Secret and Banana Republic, are faced with daily anti-union activity.

The management is accused of a campaign of intimidation, harassment and dismissal of union members since the formation of the Gina Relation Union in 1994.

The company, which employs 1,100 women workers, has ignored rulings of both the Thai Governments Labour Relations Committee and the National Human Rights Commission.

Management has used collective bargaining as a strategy to attack the union and workers by deliberately issuing regulations that affected and contradicted the collective agreement between management and the workers. They also laid off nearly 300 union members and more than 200 trainees.

Request for action

War on Want and TIE Asia is asking for your support.

The union is demanding:

The Gina Form Bra Company Limited should end their repressive actions that will destroy the union

The company should recognise the right of the union to organise workers by reinstating Ms Sombun Rodjareon who is a union committee member

Ending the laying-off of five union committee members by withdrawing the request in the Labour Court

Reinstating 38 workers who the LRC had ordered the company to reinstate

The Gina Form Bra Company Limited should recognise the right to bargain according to the Thai laws by seriously implementing the employment conditions agreement. They should abolish the individual contracts that caused differences in contracts between workers

The Gina Form Bra Company Limited should end their interference in union matters. The company should stop putting pressure upon and ill-treating union members and committee members

The company should move all of the committee members back to their original positions. They should also recognise the activities of the union and provide freedom of dissemination of information and access to public relations for the union

Please send your appeal to:

Prime Minister of Thailand
The Hon Mr Thaksin Shinawatra
Office of the Prime Minister
Pitsanuloke Rd
Bangkok 10300
Thailand
Fax:(662) 282-8587, 282-8631.

Gina Form Bra Company Limited
80/8 Moo 4 Soi Ramindra 39
Ramindra Rd, Bangkhen
Bangkok 10220
Thailand
Fax: +66 2 973 0848

Please send copies and solidarity messages to:

Gina Relation Labour Union
405/12 Pracha Uthit Rd
Soi 33
Ratburana
Bangkok
Thailand
Fax: +66 2 973 0620

Don't forget to let War on Want know you have written by filling out a form.

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	Urgent actions Workers' rights abuses are no secret Their underwear is modelled by some of the world's most beautiful women, but the employment record of Victoria's Secret doesn't look so good. Celebrities' favourite underwear brand Victoria's Secret, modelled by Gisele Bundchen, has come under fire for abusing workers' rights in Thailand. Workers for the Gina Form Bra Company Ltd, who produce underwear for big-brand names such as Gap, Victoria's Secret and Banana Republic, are faced with daily anti-union activity. The management is accused of a campaign of intimidation, harassment and dismissal of union members since the formation of the Gina Relation Union in 1994. The company, which employs 1,100 women workers, has ignored rulings of both the Thai Governments Labour Relations Committee and the National Human Rights Commission. Management has used collective bargaining as a strategy to attack the union and workers by deliberately issuing regulations that affected and contradicted the collective agreement between management and the workers. They also laid off nearly 300 union members and more than 200 trainees. Request for action War on Want and TIE Asia is asking for your support. The union is demanding: The Gina Form Bra Company Limited should end their repressive actions that will destroy the union The company should recognise the right of the union to organise workers by reinstating Ms Sombun Rodjareon who is a union committee member Ending the laying-off of five union committee members by withdrawing the request in the Labour Court Reinstating 38 workers who the LRC had ordered the company to reinstate The Gina Form Bra Company Limited should recognise the right to bargain according to the Thai laws by seriously implementing the employment conditions agreement. They should abolish the individual contracts that caused differences in contracts between workers The Gina Form Bra Company Limited should end their interference in union matters. The company should stop putting pressure upon and ill-treating union members and committee members The company should move all of the committee members back to their original positions. They should also recognise the activities of the union and provide freedom of dissemination of information and access to public relations for the union Please send your appeal to: Prime Minister of Thailand The Hon Mr Thaksin Shinawatra Office of the Prime Minister Pitsanuloke Rd Bangkok 10300 Thailand Fax:(662) 282-8587, 282-8631. Gina Form Bra Company Limited 80/8 Moo 4 Soi Ramindra 39 Ramindra Rd, Bangkhen Bangkok 10220 Thailand Fax: +66 2 973 0848 Please send copies and solidarity messages to: Gina Relation Labour Union 405/12 Pracha Uthit Rd Soi 33 Ratburana Bangkok Thailand Fax: +66 2 973 0620 Don't forget to let War on Want know you have written by filling out a form. « top
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