The bicycle industry’s dirty secret
摘要
日期: 2025年2月13日
地點: 台灣
企業
Merida & Centurion Germany - Employer , Specialized - Buyer受影響的
受影響的總人數: 200
移民和移民工人: ( 數字未知 - 泰國 , 製造業：綜合 , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )議題
招聘費用 , 扣留身份證件 , 恐嚇和威脅 , 任意拘留回應
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後續行動: The World Bicycle Industry Alliance, which several bicycle brands including Specialized, Scott, Trek, Canyon and Giant are part of, said it is committed to reevaluate the topic of recruitment fee charging to explore clarifications or improvements needed in its code of conduct. The reporting says: "Merida’s president said in 2024 on its website that ‘Merida has yet to adopt the Responsible Business Alliance Code of Conduct [that includes practising no-fee recruitment and reimbursing employees who paid fees] and relevant human rights policies, hence [it] has not implemented the Human Rights Due Diligence.’"
資訊來源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2025年2月13日
地點: 台灣
企業
Fritz Jou - Employer , Bianchi - Buyer , Canyon - Buyer , Pinarello - Buyer受影響的
受影響的總人數: 500
移民和移民工人: ( 數字未知 - 菲律賓 , 製造業：綜合 , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )議題
招聘費用回應
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後續行動: Comments from Pinarello, Canyon, & Bianchi are included in the reporting. Further, the World Bicycle Industry Alliance, which several bicycle brands including Canyon are part of, said it is committed to reevaluate the topic of recruitment fee charging to explore clarifications or improvements needed in its code of conduct.
資訊來源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2025年2月13日
地點: 台灣
企業
Amaury Sport Organisation - Other Value Chain Entity , Unipublic (part of Amaury Sport Organisation) - Other Value Chain Entity , Maxxis International - Employer受影響的
受影響的總人數: 728
移民和移民工人: ( 728 - 越南 , 製造業：綜合 , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )議題
招聘費用回應
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後續行動: Amaury Group refused to say if it has concerns about forced labour risks regarding sponsors or teams.
資訊來源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2025年2月13日
地點: 台灣
企業
Cycleurope (part of Grimaldi Industri Group) - Buyer受影響的
受影響的總人數: 數字未知
移民和移民工人: ( 數字未知 - 地點未知 , 製造業：綜合 , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )議題
Work & Conditions回應
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後續行動: The company says it does not accept workers paying for job, but did not commit to ensuring workers would have fees reimbursed.
資訊來源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2025年2月13日
地點: 台灣
企業
Kenstone Metal - Employer , Cannondale Bikes - Buyer , Cervélo - Buyer受影響的
受影響的總人數: 數字未知
移民和移民工人: ( 數字未知 - 地點未知 , 製造業：綜合 , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )議題
Work & Conditions回應
已邀請回應：是，由Journalist
資訊來源: News outlet
…for the workers who make our bikes in Taiwanese factories, conditions are often dirty, dangerous and demeaning… Bianchi, Canyon, Centurion, Giant, Merida, Pinarello, REI, Scott, Specialized and Trek … have had bikes or components made in Taiwan…
… Maxxis, has factories here too…
…Specialized and Centurion buy from Merida; Giant supplies Trek, Scott, and until recently REI; Bianchi, Canyon and Pinarello source from Fritz Jou among others; Cannondale and Cervélo from Kenstone Metal. Cycleurope – behind brands like Crescent, Kildemoes, Monark and Puch – also sources from Taiwanese firms…
...Giant will implement a no-fee recruitment policy this year…
No other Taiwanese manufacturers replied to our requests for comment…
…Merida is a majority owner of … Centurion … and minority owner of … Specialized…
…Specialized and Trek were silent for months…Scott…told us that ‘…we are pleased to confirm that Giant has taken an important step…
…Pinarello stated, ‘…we were not aware of this alleged practice, so we started to look into this after you wrote to us.’…Canyon…stated that future recruits … will not have to pay such fees. Bianchi, Canyon, Pinarello and Cycleurope all explicitly said that they do not tolerate workers paying for jobs …
… Chunghwa Post holds Giant shares…
…Continental is a main sponsor of the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia…The Tour and the Vuelta are organised by French media conglomerate Amaury Group …The group…refused to say if it has concerns about forced labour …
[all named companies were approached for comment by the journalist]