Inside the £1-an-hour official football shirt factories
A BBC Sport investigation traces official football shirt production to factories in Cambodia where workers are paid less than £1 an hour.
Workers in Cambodia are being paid less than £1 per hour to manufacture official football shirts for some of the world's most renowned clubs, according to an investigation by BBC Sport. The plants where these shirts are produced are described as "grim" by those inside. The supply chain behind these official shirts has been traced to two factories in Cambodia - Bowker Garment Factory and Trax Apparel.
Images obtained from inside the factories reveal that kits for clubs such as Arsenal, Celtic, Liverpool, and Real Madrid are being made there. Workers at the factories struggle to make ends meet, working on up to 700 items a day as part of a production line. The Clean Clothes Campaign, a global workers' rights network, stated that the findings paint a "very grim picture."
The investigation revealed that workers are struggling to make ends meet, with salaries barely covering basic expenses. The sportswear giant Adidas, which supplies eight of the 20 Premier League teams, has implemented measures to ensure fair and safe working conditions in its supply chain. However, critics argue that the workers are not receiving fair compensation for their labor.
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