Online supplement to: Non-judicial mechanisms in global footwear and apparel supply chains: lessons from workers in Indonesia

This online supplement provides a detailed case study of the strategies pursued by a particular trade union (Perbupas, which later changed its name to SBGTS) to claim the rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining in a particular sports shoe factory (Factory C*) in Indonesia over a 17-year period. The case-study is presented to illustrate some of the more general observations made in the report Non-Judicial Mechanisms in Global Footwear and Apparel Supply Chains: Lessons from Workers in Indonesia, which was released in October 2016. Our research methodology is explained in the main report. Two of the researchers who prepared this report have had a long engagement with events at this factory. Tim Connor researched developments there between 1998 and 2007 as part of the field research for his PhD Thesis. He also was involved in advocacy in relation to trade union rights at this factory in his role as labour rights advocacy coordinator for Oxfam Australia between 2002 and 2010. Sarah Rennie conducted research and advocacy in relation to events at this factory as part of her role as labour rights advocacy officer for Oxfam Australia between 2010 and 2012. Field research interviews for this report were conducted in 2013 and 2014.