ICN vs. Kubbinga
Case overview
| Date filed |
20
June
2001
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| Current status |
Rejected
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| Issue |
Labour violations in Indian football production
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| Summary of the case |
The complaint states that Kubbinga’s Indian suppliers have violated labour rights in the production of footballs. The complaint is based on the report, “The dark side of football - child and adult labour in India’s football industry and the role of FIFA” (June 2000) and subsequent fieldwork.
ICN reported that during a visit to the Indian supplier of Kubbinga iit confirmed there were no unions active. Except for some “stitching centres”, there was no indication that home producers receive minimum wages. There are also occupational health and safety concerns. CN stated that there was sufficient evidence to suspect that Adidas footballs (which Kubbinga imports from Mayor & Company) were produced by employees with wages inferior to the minimum wage, without access to trade unions or proper health and security standards. In November 1999, there was strong evidence that this supplier was using child labourers.
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| Developments/Outcome |
After one meeting with ICN and consulting with the OECD Investment Committee, the Dutch NCP rejected the complaint, citing the lack of an investment nexus. |
| Relevant OECD Guidelines |
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| Case keywords |
Child labour,
Health and safety,
Supply chain,
Labour rights,
Investment nexus,
Textiles / Apparel
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NCP Information
Complainant
Company Information
| Company responsible |
Ch.H. Kubbinga B.V.
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| Company address |
Wijkermeerweg 70
1948 NX Beverwijk
Netherlands |
| Company website |
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| Company in violation |
Mayor & Company
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| Country of operations |
India
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| Other companies involved |
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Timeline of developments
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| Date |
Actor |
Action |
Description |
Document |
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27
October
2003
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National Contact Point Netherlands |
statement |
NCP rejects the complaint, citing the lack of an investment nexus. |
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20
June
2001
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India Committee of the Netherlands |
file |
ICN (India Committee of the Netherlands) filed a complaint against Kubbinga at the Dutch NCP. |
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1
June
2000
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India Committee of the Netherlands |
report |
Published a report “The dark side of football - child and adult labour in India’s football industry and the role of FIFA". The report provided evidence that the Indian football industry in and around Jalandhar and Batala, including supplier Mayor and Company, violated the OECD guidelines on several accounts. |
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