Dear PayYourWorkers RespectLabourRights campaign endorsers,

We’re getting ready for our next big push in our campaign: adidas’ annual shareholders meeting on 11 May! In this email we give you all information you need to stage an action – big or small.

On 11 May adidas' shareholders get to decide about the direction the company is taking. Will it prioritize profits over workers’ rights again? Probably. So we should tell them that all of us (285 organisations from all over the world!) want adidas to prioritise workers’ rights.

At the shareholder meeting in Germany, activists will formally raise the need for adidas to sign the PayYourWorkers agreement as well as make noise outside. All of us can at the same time show that these activists have the support from people all over the world. During our last Global Week of Action we took action in 38 different cities. Let’s hit 40 this time!

It would be great if you and your friends and allies could take action on 11 May or in the week leading up to it. It could be as simple as holding up posters for a photo opportunity, but of course it would be even better if you'd be able to go to an adidas store and hand over this letter, or take another exciting disruptive action (find ideas here) to ensure adidas can't ignore us.

It has already started! Last week, former Hulu garment worker Pesal (photo above) and students in the US already started this wave of activism. Now it is up to all of us to carry it around the world.

You can find all materials to take action in our action kit.

Please do not forget to take photos or videos from your action, so the rest of us can share on social media. If you send us photos from your action, we will assume that all individuals on the photo have given their consent for these to be shared on social media. As soon as you can, please upload or link your photos here, or e-mail them to po@cleanclothes.org. Don’t forget to mention the location (country & city) and the name of your organisation.

We would like to know that you are taking action! Let us know in an answer to this e-mail or register your event here.

Looking forward to a powerful action moment together!

In solidarity,

Anne, Christie and the whole PayYourWorkers Outreach group

P.S. If you can’t manage to upload or e-mail your photos you can also send them via Signal to +316 31 900 402.