‘Give it to your woman, it’s her job’: Clothing company slammed for sexist washing instructions on their sports shirts

An Indonesian clothing company has come under fire over washing instructions printed on its sports shirts which said women should clean the shirts because 'it's her job'.

Salvo Sports printed the controversial instructions on the shirts of Indonesian Super League football team Pusamania Borneo.

'Washing instructions: Give this shirt to a woman. It's her job,' the label reads, according to BBC.

The controversial washing instructions on the shirts of Indonesian Super League side Pusamania Borneo

Salvo Sports, the company that prints the shirts, was forced to issue an apology after the instructions went viral on social media

Social media was quick to shame the company, which tweeted an explanation of its actions.

'The message is simply, instead of washing it in the wrong way, you might as well give it to a lady because they are more capable,' the company tweeted on Sunday.

'There is no intention to humiliate women. In contrast [we want to tell the men] learn from women how to take care of clothes.'

The company has not said whether they will recall the shirts.  

'The message is simply, instead of washing it in the wrong way, you might as well give it to a lady because they are more capable,' a tweet from the company reads

'There is no intention to humiliate women. In contrast [we want to tell the men] learn from women how to take care of clothes'

The shirt controversy caps off a rough week for the sporting industry, with claims of sexist behaviour at the highest levels of the sport making news. 

A women's international football match between Australia and England, played near a military base in Cyprus, has been overshadowed by claims British soldiers shouted sexist abuse at Australian players throughout the match. 

FFA Media Operations spokesman Adam Mark said a formal report was currently being prepared by the team in Europe, and it will be reviewed before any potential action is discussed or taken.

England's FA and the Ministry of Defence are also investigating the claims.

The women's international match was marred by reports of abusive comments and behaviour from British soldiers watching on from the stands

The match was played near a British military base in Cyprus, where it is believed many of the soldiers were based 

'We're waiting for the report before commenting. It would be inappropriate to say anything at this time,' Mr Mark told Daily Mail Australia.

The alleged incident comes just days after the launch of the 'Women in Football' campaign designed to promote equality in the sport and 'tackle sexism in the game'. 

Rachel O'Sullivan, a UK journalist for the Girls on the Ball website, claimed about 10 of the 50 soldiers abused the women at the game in Nicosia, Cyprus on Friday.