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The word from Fender…

Submitted by my on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 00:11
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The word from Fender…

On Sunday, January 17th, Cort and Cor-tek guitar workers and cultural arts supporters from Korea and the US met with Fender Musical Instruments Corporation at the Hilton Hotel in Anaheim.

A sizable portion of Cort’s production is for Fender. The percentage is not known exactly at this time, but the Cort workers estimated it could be as high as 50% of Cort’s orders. (This page from Fender’s website shows how one can spot if their own Fender guitar is made in Korea (C is for Cort). This page shows how one can tell if their Squier guitar, a brand owned by Fender, has been made by Cort Guitars.)

As we stated in an earlier post, Fender claimed it had no idea of the workers’ situation and stated that it will conduct an investigation. Musicians like Tom Morello and Fender’s own endorser, musician Wayne Kramer, of the band MC5, have spoken to Fender on the Cort worker’s behalf.

Photos of the international actions of Cort/Cor-tek workers

Submitted by my on Sat, 03/06/2010 - 07:49
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Because the profit of Cort Guitars depends so much on international buyers and markets, Cort workers and their supporters have traveled overseas to global instrument trade fairs and conventions to publicize the illegal actions of Cort and to pressure the companies that subcontract from them to demand Cort to respect basic worker rights.

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USA: NAMM Trade Show 2010 (Anaheim and Los Angeles, California )

Labor unions, community organizations, musicians, artists, and NAMM trade show attendees joined the Cort Action campaign in LA and in Anaheim. Organizations and people lent their skills, their voices, and ideas, and we took the stage in public spaces in LA and in front of NAMM to amplify the struggle of the Cort and Cor-tek workers for their livelihoods and for worker rights.

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