SLAVERY TODAY .....

1. SLAVERY TODAY ..... is that my problem? Section 2: What difference can we make?

2. Are our lives on the Isle of Man linked in any way with those caught up in slavery Q Q q

3. We are all part of a consumer society, but do we know wherethe products come from, or who makes them?

4. What does this image mean to you?

5. The true cost of a pair of jeans ........ The shop =50% The brand = 25% The government =17.5 % Materials = 13% Transport = 1% Workers =1%

6. A real life story: Debesh is 10 years old and works in a denim factory in Bangladesh. He works from 8am until 8pm, though sometimes he does a double shift working until 2-3am. He can work about 15hrs a day, seven days a week for just £4 - that’s about 4p an hour. Often he has to wait up to two months to receive his wages. His working conditions are cramped, sitting hunched on the floor sewing small beads onto denim jackets. He strains his eyes, his fingers are bruised, he is not allowed a break and can be fined for talking. He lives in a slum dwelling, sharing the space with 5 others, they have open sewers, no electricity and no access to clean water. The factory he works in produces 15,000 items of clothing a day. Debesh is paid. Would you still consider this to be an example of slave labour?

7. Sweat shops ... • Tens of millions of people sew the clothes we wear, often in cramped and dangerous conditions with no job security. • They are prevented from forming unions to help change the conditions they work in. If they complain they are sacked as they have no contract. • These situations exist right across the garments industry. Many workers are abused, they work with dangerous chemicals without adequate ventilation or safety procedures. • Sweatshop workers earn as little as a quarter of what they need to provide for basic nutrition, shelter, energy, clothing, education and transportation. They work long hours but still live in poverty.

8. What difference can we make? Take a stand on fashion. • Fashion companies can improve working conditions if they take workers rights seriously ...... What’s stopping them? • They don’t believe it’s worth it. • Make your voice heard! • Write directly to the head office of the retailers you shop with. • Ask them for proof that all the people who make the clothes they sell have their rights respected. See: www.labourbehindthelabel.org

9. We are all part of a consumer society ........ Each day we consume these things but do we know if the producers got a fair deal?

10. What does this image mean to you?

11. The real price of that cup of coffee Large coffee estate owners usually sell at market prices set by the New York Coffee Exchange. However, most small farmers sell directly to middlemen exporters who may pay below market price for their harvests. It estimated that is 125 million people, could be affected this way. Shippers & roasters 55% Retailers 30% Export 10% Growers 5% The real price of that box of chocolates. Overheads & other ingredients 36.8% The cocoa industry is worth around £3.6 billion a year. 43% of all cocoa comes from the Ivory coast in Africa. It is estimated that there are more than 109,000 children working in the Ivory coast cocoa farms and that 10,000 are victims of human trafficking and enslavement Supermarkets 34,1% Brand 10.4% Tax 14.8% Growers 3.9% The real price of that banana Distribution & retail 39% In the past 25 years, 103 former plantation workers in Nicaragua and their offspring have reportedly died and 22,000 are seriously ill as a result of regular contact with the toxic fumigant, Profit 17% / Taxes 15% International transport 11% Import License 9% Grower 5% / Export 4%

12. A real life story ...... Drissawas forced to spend long days tending the cocoa plants and collecting the pods. The heat was oppressive, the biting flies constantly swarmed around them. The slave holder gave them little to eat and many times only braised banana for months on end. If they slowed in their work, they were beaten. At night, the slave holder locked them all in a small room with only a tin can to use as a toilet. Drissa and the other slaves on that farm were eventually rescued by an official of the Malian Govt. How does this make you feel about buying your next bar of chocolate? ..............

13. A real life story ...... Teresa Sandol is 38 years old and has 5 children, all under 16. She has been working in a banana pack house starting at 6am and finishing at 6pm. She does not get paid properly for her overtime, so earns about $5.50 a day. Her wages cannot meet her basic needs so Teresa has recently had to withdraw her eldest son, who is only 11 years old from school so that he can go out to work at another plantation nearby. The other children are not at school and stay at home helping to prepare food for four other workers at the same plantation; Teresa also takes in washing when she gets back from her work to make ends meet for her family.

14. What difference can we make? Look out for the logos.....become an ethical consumer There is a direct connection between what consumers in developed countries buy and the use of slavery. Products like chocolate, coffee, bananas, cotton and hand-knotted rugs use labour forces that are easily exploited. Transnational companies can improve working conditions if they take workers rights seriously ...... What’s stopping them? They don’t believe it’s worth it. Make your voice heard! Call Nestle at 800-225-5570 and ask that they take their responsibility for ending child slavery on their farms seriously by using Fair Trade Certified cocoa

15. Buy Fairtrade products; if you don’t see them, ask for them... What is Fairtrade? Fairtrade means that goods are produced without using slave labour; decent working conditions are assured and producers are guaranteed a fair price for their goods. Producers also receive a premium that is invested in development projects in the community to help combat poverty. To ask for Fairtrade shows transnational companies that consumers are committed to ethical purchasing, and care about human rights. Do you know where you can get Fairtrade products on the Isle of Man?

16. Outlets on the IoM where Fairtrade items are available ........ Supermarkets Manx Co-op, Duke Street, Douglas Woodbourne Road, Douglas The Parade, Castletown, Michael Street, Peel Main Road, Laxey Station Road, Port Erin Bay View Road, Port St Mary Christian Street, Ramsey Parliament Street, Ramsey Main Road Onchan Tesco Lake Road, Douglas M&S Strand Street, Douglas Shoprite Chester Street, Douglas Victoria Road, Douglas, The Precinct, Onchan, St Paul’s Square, Ramsey Station Road, Ramsey Bridson Street, Port Erin, Arbory Street, Castletown Michael Street, Peel Derby Road, Peel Clothes and Crafts Shakti Man Parliament Street, Ramsey Rural Arts and Craft shop Arbory Street, Castletown Oxfam Strand Street, Douglas Well Christian Bookshop Broadway, Douglas Topshop Duke Street, Douglas Manx National Heritage Convenience stores Nathans Ramsey Newbys Ballaquayle Road, Douglas Wessex garage Alexander Drive, Douglas Wessex Convenience store Ballawattleworth Estate, Peel Foxdale Post Office Main Road, Higher Foxdale Station garage Petrol Station, Victoria Road, Castletown Cafes & Restaurants The Sanctuary Victoria Street, Douglas Costa Coffee Strand Street,Douglas M&S Café Revive Strand street, Douglas Bean Bar Ramsey The Refinery Duke Street, Douglas Crush North Quay, Douglas Greens North Quay, Douglas Heath food shops Mother Nature Parliament Street, Ramsey Castletown Health Store Malew Street, Castletown Good Health Church Road, Port Erin Holland & Barrett Strand Street, Douglas IoM Health Food Centre Bucks Road, Douglas Julian Graves Ltd Duke Street, Douglas Suppliers Traidcraft Margaret Newton Mann Vend Spring Valley Industrial Estate, Douglas Bridson & Horrox Hills Meadow, Douglas Businesses Manx Co-op DLGE Steam Packet IoM Post Office Charterhouse Douglas Police Methodist churches Onchan Colby Ballabeg Ballakilpheric Kerrowkeil Croit-e-Caley Ballafesson, Glen Maye, Crosby Anglican churches All Saints, Douglas Ballaugh Parish Church Ballaugh Old Church Braddan Castletown St. James’ Foxdale Kirk Michael Malew Marown Onchan Patrick St German's Peel St John's St Mark's St Ninian's, St Paul's Ramsey Christ Church Dhoon Kirk Michael Cooil Catholicchurches St Mary's , St Columba's St Patrick’s Quakers Salvation Army Mothers' Union

17. Tourism is the world’s biggest industry ....... Do you feel that tourism always has a positive benefit on the local community?

18. A real life story ...... Consuela doesn’t earn a living wage as a hotel cleaner in the Dominican Republic. She works a minimum of 9 hours each day cleaning 21 hotel rooms, but her wages are so low she cannot afford to buy milk for her children. She gets no payment for overtime or holidays. She cannot join a trade union because her employer refuses to allow a union on the premises. In 1948 the United Nations created the Declaration of Human Rights. Do you think that the violation of these rights creates situations of slavery? Article 23. Everyone has the right to form and join a trade union. Article 24. Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay

19. A real life story ...... Mari is on medication for stress related to her poor working environment. She and her colleagues work in a laundry in Gran Canaria with an average temperature of 40C. Their heavy workload for a group of hotels includes ironing 3,000 sheets, 5,000 towels, 3,000 napkins and up to 2,000 tablecloths every day. • Do you think it is exploitation if employers do not provide a safe and healthy working environment? • What do you know of the International Labour Convention (ILO) , and why do you think it was set up? ILO : 1981 Employers must provide a safe and healthy working environment

20. What Difference can we make? Sun, Sand, Sea and..... Sweatshops There are abusive labour conditions in holiday destinations sold by the four major tour operators in the UK. These break international and national labour laws around the world. The Tourist industry can improve working conditions if they take workers rights seriously...... What’s stopping them? They don’t believe it’s worth it. Make your voice heard! As a holiday maker you can be a powerful voice to ensure fair and legal labour conditions in the tourism industry. Join the campaign by Tourism Concern email campaigns@tourismconcern.org.uk See: www.tourismconcern.org.uk

21. 1807, ordinary people helped to bring about the abolition of the Transatlantic slave trade 2007 you can be a part of a movement to end slavery today Add your voice to postcard campaigns, find out more: www.antislavery.org www.stophumantraffik.org www.ilo.org news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/world/slavery/default.stm www.cleanupfashion.co.uk www.ethical-company-organisation.org www.labourbehindthelabel.org www.ethicalconsumer.org www.nosweat.org.uk