Employment, wages and productivity trends in the Asian garment sector - Data and policy insights for the future of work The Asian region is still the main garment manufacturer of the world. This report offers objective data insights and robust comparative information to inform policies and practices on wages, productivity and decent work in the garment sector. The report aims to demonstrate that various structural factors – including trade policy and supply chain dynamics at the global level, as well as industry composition and institutional and contextual factors at the local level – interact to determine export and output growth, competitiveness, labour productivity, and wages and working conditions. Herausgeber*in/Autor*in: International Labour Organization (ILO) Medienart: Hintergrundinformation Erscheinungsjahr: 2022 Mehr Details
Existenzminimum Auf dieser Website werden jährlich die Zahlen für existenzsichernde Löhne in den asiatischen Produktionsländern der Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie veröffentlicht. Herausgeber*in/Autor*in: Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) Medienart: Webseiten/Spiele/Multimedia/Apps Erscheinungsjahr: 2022 Mehr Details
Unpicked: Fashion & Freedom of association This report highlights a major step backwards by global fashion brands and their suppliers in ensuring the fundamental and facilitating rights of freedom of association and collective bargaining during the COVID-19 pandemic. Herausgeber*in/Autor*in: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre; Autor*in: Alysha Khambay Medienart: Hintergrundinformation Erscheinungsjahr: 2022 Mehr Details
Joint Recommendations from an alliance of garment industry representatives for the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Dilligence Directive In this letter the initiatives recommend three important aspects for implementing Due Dilligence at EU-level: Performing Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence should be risk based. Due diligence does not shift responsibility: companies should review their own purchasing practices Due diligence legislation must provide certainty and clarity (coherent standards) Herausgeber*in/Autor*in: Ethical Trading Initiative, amfori, Fair Wear Foundation, Sustainable Apparel Coalition, Transformers Foundation, Herstellergruppen der Sustainable Terms of Trade Initiative Medienart: Hintergrundinformation Erscheinungsjahr: 2022 Mehr Details
Sourcing Practices in the Garment Industry: The Root Cause for Poor Working Conditions While research indicates that the sourcing strategies of buyers are one of the root causes of labour right violations, there is a lack of empirical evidence as well as insight into which practices are most detrimental. Thus, the main question this paper aims to answer is whether and which sourcing practices impact working conditions in the garment sector. Herausgeber*in/Autor*in: International Labour Organization (ILO), International Finance Corporation (IFC); Autor*in: Florence Münch Medienart: Hintergrundinformation Erscheinungsjahr: 2022 Mehr Details
