Can FIFA categorically say that the soccer balls that will be used on the playing fields of South Africa in 2010 will have been made in a fair and ethical manner? Can they confirm that suppliers who have won lucrative contracts for the merchandise that the international soccer teams will wear in South Africa have been made in non-sweatshop conditions? Can South African suppliers of 2010 sportswear products confirm and provide credible evidence that they are abiding with their codes of conduct when it comes to the procurement of 2010 apparel?

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Renato Palmi

ReDress Consultancy-SA

Business Development, Research and Publishing

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