APPENDIX I

Outworkers in the Garment Industry
CONTENTS

APPENDIX I

LIST OF SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED FROM ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS

No. Submission State

1 Deacon Brad Paez VIC

2 English translation of Chinese letter QLD

3 Unidentified Turkish migrant VIC

4 Mr D Hampshire VIC

5 Ms Shona Kennealy, Hamilton Hill WA

6 Mr Peter Prior VIC

7 My Garment Company P/L NSW

8 Confidential NSW

9 Done Art and Design NSW

10 Australian Catholic Social Justice Council NSW

11 Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of

Australia, Inc ACT

12 Dale Street Women's Health Centre SA

13 Australian Chamber of Manufacturers VIC

14 National Council of Women of Australia WA

15 Dept of Employment, Education & Training ACT

16 Worksafe Australia, National Occupational Health

and Safety Commission NSW

17 Child Rights Advocate, Save the Children Australia VIC

18 Target Australia Pty Ltd VIC

19 Job Watch Inc, Victoria VIC

20 Australian Council of Trade Unions VIC

21 Textile Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia NSW

21a Textile Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia NSW

22 Council of Textile & Fashion Industries of Australia VIC

22a Council of Textile & Fashion Industries of Australia VIC

23 Asian Women at Work NSW

  1. Association of Non-English Speaking Background

Women of Australia NSW

25 Welfare Rights Centre NSW

26 The NSW Working Women's Centre NSW

27 Victorian Employer Chamber of Commerce & Industry VIC

28 Mr Paul Stewart-Day NSW

29 Mr Harold Scruby NSW

30 Retailers Council of Australia NSW

30a Retailers Council of Australia NSW

31 Department of Social Security ACT

32 Australian Taxation Office ACT

33 Department of Industrial Relations ACT

34 City of Greater Dandenong VIC

35 Ernest Healy VIC

36 The Uniting Church in Australia, Social Responsibility and Justice NSW

37 Springvale Indochinese Mutual Assistance Association Inc VIC

38 Government of New South Wales NSW

39 Bureau of Ethnic Affairs, Dept. of Premier and Cabinet,

Queensland Government QLD

40 Country Road VIC

APPENDIX II

LIST OF PUBLIC HEARINGS, BRIEFINGS AND INSPECTIONS

Public Hearings were held as follows:

10 April 1996 Sydney
16 April 1996 Melbourne
18 April 1996 Adelaide
11 June 1996 Canberra
12 June 1996 Melbourne

Briefings and inspections were conducted as follows:

11 April 1996 Sydney

Morning: (Accompanied by officials of the TFCUA)

APPENDIX III

LIST OF WITNESSES

10 April 1996 - Sydney

Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia

The Hon Joseph Riordan

Mrs Lidia Jerkovic Assistant National Secretary

Mr Anthony Woolgar National Secretary

My Garment Co. Pty Ltd

Mr George Napper Managing Director

Worksafe Australia

Dr John Toohey Director

Mr Robert Johnston Senior Project Officer

Done Art & Design

Mr Chris McVeigh Managing Director

Australian Catholic Social Justice Council

Mr David Rose Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Association of Non-English Speaking Background Women of Australia (ANESBWA)

Ms Sevgi Kilic Chairperson

Ms Raquel Carvajal Project Officer

Working Women's Centre

Dr Caroline Alcorso Director

Welfare Rights Centre

Mr Michael Raper Director

Ms Linda Forbes Policy Officer

Asian Women at Work

Ms Debra Carstens Coordinator

16 April 1996 - Melbourne

Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia

The Hon. Joseph O'Riordan

Ms Annie Delaney Outwork Coordinator

Mr Igor Nossar Industrial Officer

Ms Mary Scherma Organiser

Mr Barry Tubner Assistant Secretary

Australian Council of Trade Unions

Ms Susan Kenna Research Officer

Ms Elana Rubin Industrial Officer

Australian Chamber of Manufacturers

Mr Robert Auricchio Senior Human Resource Counsellor

Mr Paul Johns

Mr Mark Quirk National Manager,

Human Resources

Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia

Mr George Innes Director

Mr Timothy Todhunter President

Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Ms Angela Emslie Manager

Mr Peter Maguire Senior Employee Relations

Consultant

Target Australia Pty Ltd

Mr Garry Laver General Manager

Mr Peter Thompson National Employee Relations Manager

Footscray Vietnamese Christian and Missionary Alliance Church

Mr Bradford Paez Deacon

Job Watch Inc.

Mr Rodney Wee Hee Coordinator/Public Officer

18 April 1996 - Adelaide

Dale Street Women's Health Centre

Ms Jane Tassie Director

Ms Christine Gates Outworker Project Officer

Working Women's Centre Inc. of South Australia

Ms Kaz Eaton Director

Ms Michelle Hogan ex-Project Officer

Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia, SA Branch

Mr Stephen Brennan Joint Secretary

United Trades and Labour Council of South Australia

Ms Judith Elton Assistant Secretary (Women)

Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, Furnishing Trades Division

Mr David Kirner Assistant Secretary

Soft Furnishing Industry Association of Australia

Mr Lloyd Winter National Training Officer

11 June 1996 - Canberra

Australian Taxation Office

Mr John Leonard Project Officer

Mr Vincent Mitchell National Program Manager

Department of Social Security

Mr Ian Carnell First Assistant Secretary

Mr Rodney Elmes Assistant Secretary

Mr Hank Jongen Assistant Secretary

Department of Industrial Relations

Dr Merrilyn Sernack Acting Senior Legal Advisor

Mr Jim Walker Senior Advisor

Harold Scruby Consultancies Pty Ltd

Harold Scruby Executive Director

Australian Retailers Association

Mr Phillip Naylor Chief Executive Officer

Mr Paul Stewart-Day

12 June 1996 - Melbourne

Uniting Church of Australia, Social Responsibility and Justice Committee

Ms Debra Carstens Member

Reverence Louis van Laar Social Justice Educator

City of Greater Dandenong

Mr Andrew Ostrowski Town Planning, Liaison and

Enforcement Officer

Mr Ernst Healy, Associate Researcher, Centre for Population and Urban Research, Monash University

Springvale Indochinese Mutual Association Inc.

Ms Danielle My-Hanh Le Community Business Employment

Project Coordinator

Mr Phong Nguyen Coordinator

Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia

Mr Donald Dyer Chairman, Homeworker Working Group

Mr Timothy Todhunter President

National Council for Women of Australia

Ms Elisabeth Newman National Health Convenor

Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia

Hon. Joseph Riordan

Mr Kevin Boyd National President

Mr Igor Nossar Industrial Officer

Mr Brendan Soraghan National Industrial Officer

Mr Barry James Assistant Secretary