Adidas Olympic Garment Factory Workers Pay $15 Weekly, Olympic Organizing Committee Survey

It is reported that

At present, it has invested 100 million pounds to the Olympic Games and is one of the biggest sponsors of the Olympic Games.

According to the report, Adidas's workers in the garment processing plant in the capital of Phnom Penh, Kampuchea, need to work 10 hours a day, 6 days a week, and the average weekly wage of workers is 10 pounds (about 15 dollars).

The London Olympic Organizing Committee is currently under investigation.

And Adidas said on 14 th,

Factory workers can get 130 dollars a month, and by September, Adidas will also increase their wages.

In response, a spokesman for the London Organizing Committee said in an interview with the media that the OCOG attached great importance to the accusation and would investigate the matter.

The London Olympic Organizing Committee has signed an agreement with Olympic merchandise manufacturers that Olympic sponsors must provide enough basic living wage for workers.

Labour Behind the Label said Adidas's wages to Kampuchea workers violated this agreement.

A spokesman for Adidas group admitted that they did have factories in Kampuchea to produce London Olympic licensed products. However, he believed Adidas did not violate its agreement with the London Olympic Organizing Committee.

He said, "the average wage of garment factory employees is 130 dollars per month, which is much higher than the minimum wage stipulated by Kampuchea."

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A spokesman for the labor union said that although the minimum wage for workers in Kampuchea is $66 per month, the minimum wage for a Kampuchea family with two children should be $260 per month.