Sneakers with Soul? No Sweat!
Sweatshops exist from the western suburbs of Melbourne & Sydney to the Free Trade Zones of Asia. But now you can walk down the street without stepping on the worker who made your shoes.

All No Sweat shoemakers are represented by the Indonesian independent trade union SPSI, TSK (Confederation of Indonesian Employees Unions, Textile, Clothing & Leather). The wage figure for the lowest-paid worker at the union shop that produces No Sweat sneakers is 785,000 rupiah a month, or about AUD$130, including shift allowances and holiday bonuses. This is 20% higher than the regional minimum wage, even before the considerable rice allowance is added. All workers receive extra money to purchase rice, which is based upon family size. All employees also receive 100% health insurance (and 80% for family members), travel allowances, maternity and other benefits not calculated into the wage figure. In addition to these benefits, after 25 years, workers receive a pension worth 10% of their lifetime earnings.

On top of this, a percentage of each sale helps fund social justice campaigns around the world including the Anti-Slavery Association of Australia.

Each pair of No Sweat sneakers comes with a comprehensive labor content disclosure form which provides you with complete information about the wages and benefits of the union workers who produced your shoes. We challenge the rest of the sneaker industry to do the same. In fact, we dare them to!