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Trmya,Florida

Tyrone ,Davenport

Rowan,Rochester

Caiden ,Bennington

josh, Arlington heights

josh, Arlington heights

Jordan,lagrange

josh,gadsden

JD,boston

Henderson ,New Rochelle

OLiam,ny

lova,emporia

First steps towards ethical shoes

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Discover the hidden face of the shoe industry, its unacceptably low salaries and dangerous chemical products.

Design the shoes of your dreams.

The mistakes of the shoe industry

A new pair of shoes every two months

Almost 23 billion shoes were made in 2015. This corresponds to more than three pairs of shoes per person at a global level. In Switzerland, people buy an average of six pairs of shoes a year. Old ones almost never get repaired. The “fast-fashion” model is now also relevant for the shoe industry. Nowadays people prefer to simply throw away a pair of worn-out shoes, and replace them with a new pair. This behaviour has serious social and ecological consequences.

Paid a pittance

Irrespective of where the shoes are manufactured, companies appear to be only concerned by the lowest possible production costs and shortest production times. And suppliers do not hesitate to outsource work. The further down the supply chain you go, the lower the salaries, and the worse the working conditions. In almost all countries where shoes are made, the shoe industry is one of the sectors with the lowest wages – and the wages paid are often unacceptably low. The income of those working in the shoe factories is far from enough to allow them to live dignified lives.

Patchy protection

The chemicals, glue and cleaning products used in the shoe manufacturing industry may cause poisoning, respiratory problems and asthma. There are heavy loads to be carried, the work is monotonous, and the big machines used represent many different risks. However there is little or no training on these issues. Protective equipment is rarely available. Many female workers explain that they would not be able to work well or fast enough to meet their daily objectives if they had to wear masks or gloves.

Lack of transparency

The supply chains in the shoe industry are complex and lack transparency. Much of the work is done by sub-contractors, and it is hard to get clear information on the sector as a whole. All too often, the brands themselves do not even know where the different parts of their shoes are being made, or where they are being stitched.
In order to improve this situation, the connections between working conditions and the brands must be clarified and made transparent. In order to ensure that their rights are respected, workers in the factories should know the brands for whom they work. And consumers should be able to know where, and in what sort of conditions their shoes were made.

Our demands

Discover the daily lot of the workers in the shoe and tanning industries. Learn what companies, states and private individuals can do to help improve working conditions in the shoe industry.

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Public Eye
Dienerstrasse 12
8021 Zürich

Tel. +41 44 277 79 99
kontakt[at]publiceye.ch

Conception, design, development

Freundliche Grüsse
www.freundlichegruesse.com

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Conditions for participating in the “Theshoecreator” competition

Organiser

Public Eye, Zurich/Lausanne

Criteria for participating

Anyone may participate in this competition. Minors may enter the competition with authorisation from their legal representative. The organisation reserves all rights to check that such authorisation has been granted.

You are not required to be a member of the association organising this competition to enter. You just need an Internet connection. By entering the competition you confirm that you accept the terms and conditions, including that the winner’s name and winning design may be published.

This competition will be open

From april 20, 2017 to end of june 2017, local time.

Competition rules

To take part in this competition, the user creates his or her own shoe on the shoecreator.ch website, saves it on the site and fills out the competition form.
All users may only participate once in the competition. All additional submissions by the same user will be eliminated from the competition.
By taking part in this competition, participants confer the right to reproduce, publish and make their designs freely available on the organiser’s Internet website and social media platforms.

Picking the winner

An independent jury will meet in private to draw the name of the winner from all valid participants. The winner will be contacted by private message. They will then have three days to reply and receive their prize. If the winner fails to respond to the message within three days, the organisers reserve all rights to pick another winner.

Data protection

Under the present rules, the personal data of participants will only be used in and for the competition.

This game-competition is liable to Swiss law.
The jury’s decision is final.

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