TCF OUTWORKERS WIN NEW RIGHTS 23-Mar-2012

The Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA) today celebrated a new law which will provide important and long overdue national protections for outworkers and sweatshop workers in the TCF industry. The Fair Work Ame..

Life Before and After the Factory Gates Shut08-Mar-2012

Cottontales: Bonds in Cessnock 1947-2009 is an exhibition of stories, photographs, and film of 80 workers retrenched from Pacific Brands’ Bonds in December 2009 as well as previous generations of workers who had worked at Bon..

SENATE COMMITTEE HEARS DIRECTLY FROM CLOTHING OUTWORKERS 02-Feb-2012

The Senate Education Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee sitting in Melbourne today, as part of its Inquiry into the Fair Work Amendment (Textile Clothing and Footwear Industry) Bill 2011, has heard directly fr..

TCFUA Rule Change04-Nov-2011

Notice under Regulation 126(b) Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Regulations 2009 Pursuant to Reg 126(b) the TCFUA provides notice that it has lodged with Fair Work Australia a Rules Alteration to the Registered Rules of the T..

Twenty-three Workers Die in Bangaldesh Factory Fire17-Dec-2010

Bangladesh’s deadly garment industry has claimed the lives of 23 workers and has left over 100 injured, many seriously, in a factory fire. The blaze occurred at the That’s It Sports Wear Ltd, which is part of the H..

Vietnam: Labour Rights Advocates Jailed10-Dec-2010

Three Vietnamese labour rights advocates face 5-15 years imprisonment for helping organise a strike by 10,000 workers at the My Phong shoe factory in January 2010. Doan Huy Chuong, Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung and Do Thi Minh Hanh..

Cue Myer Window Display19-Aug-2010

Myer Window showcase Cue as ethical Australian manufacturer who is working together with the Textile Clothing and Footwear Union ..

TCFUA Media Release - Defence Procurement10-Feb-2010

The Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA) today welcomed the Federal Government’s commitment not to source camouflage material used in soldiers’ uniforms from China. The TCFUA is urging the governmen..

TCF Innovation Council20-Nov-2009

Michele O’Neil, TCFUA National Secretary and Barry Tubner, NSW/SA/TAS Branch Secretary have been appointed to the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industries Innovation Council. Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Indust..

The TCFUA Training Advocacy and Support Project20-Nov-2009

Help for retrenched Pacific Brands workers In February 2009, both the TCFUA and the general public were shocked when Pacific Brands announced that 1,850 people will lose their jobs across seven Pacific Brands sites in New South Wal..

Blossom Road Update 18-Oct-2011

The TCFUA and its members who were sacked from the Blossom Road Knitwear factory in Thomastown would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to all who were active in the campaign to win the workers their entitlements. We are ve..