Motion to Ashfield Council.

Cr Dr Marc Rerceretnam
April 2008

The Ashfield municipal council area is fortunate to be located along a public transport corridor. However accessibility to public transport nodes is a problem for many residents who may live out of walking distance to a train station or a central bus stop.

One option is for local commuters to cycle to these transport nodes, park their bicycles there and hop on a bus or train. This would mean they wouldn’t have to drive or in the worse case scenario, drive and park in these already car parking deprived areas.
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Motion to Ashfield Council.
Cr Marc Rerceretnam, Hawkins, Dale.

Homeworkers, predominantly women, make clothes at home in Australia for as little as $3 to $4 an hour. According to Fairwear, most work up to 18 hours a day, 7 days a week. These homeworkers make clothes for major retailers, designers and in many cases suppliers of school uniforms. Fairwear estimates there are 300,000 outworkers in Australia.

Presently exploitation is common in the clothing and fashion industry, but now consumers, entreprises and even Local Government can play a role in supporting ethical manufacturing practices in Australia.
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