Romania: Country Study 2014 - 2015 The country study provides a picture of the textile and garment industry in Romania, its labour laws, conditions and industrial relations within the industry. It is prepared by collecting information about national laws and local stakeholders’ views on labour issues. Mehr Details
Two pairs of shoes? Indonesian leather shoe production and labour rights If you want to know under what social and ecological conditions leather shoes are produced that are worn in Europe, it is worth taking a look at Indonesia. Despite initial labour law achievements and far-reaching legal provisions, there is often a lack of practical implementation of these laws. Working conditions throughout the Indonesian leather and footwear industry in Indonesia urgently need to be improved, according to the study. This applies in particular to the precarious and lawless situation of the numerous home workers, but also to the areas of employment contracts, wages and freedom of assembly. Companies have a responsibility to fully respect fundamental human and labour rights along the entire value chain. Editorial team: Melanie Deter, Nora Große, Jannik Krone, Vera Schumacher Mehr Details
Base code guidance: Living wages Description of the publication by ETI:Through this guide, we share what companies can do to create the enabling conditions for the payment of living wages, in line with their commitment to the ETI Base Code. We outline our expectations of members and provide guidance on winning senior executives’ support for living wages. We share practical steps for developing living wage strategies and collaborating with stakeholders to identify sustainable, scalable solutions. We also cover the vital question of how to offset the cost of increased wages. Finally, we share ETI members’ experiences of supporting living wages. Mehr Details
Branded Childhood How garment brands contribute tlow wages, long working hours, school dropout and child labour in Bangladesh The Stop Child Labour Coalition commissioned the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) tcarry out this research intwage levels and working conditions in the export-oriented garment industry in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The research clearly looks into the relationship between wages and working conditions of adult workers and the extent to which their children attend school or are engaged in paid/unpaid work. The objective of the research was tassess how the wages and working conditions of adult workers in export-oriented garment factories affect workers’ abilities tmeet basic needs, including housing, food and education. The aim is tanswer the following questions: Are the wages of adult garment workers sufficient tcover their family’s basic needs, including schooling costs for their children? Are the children of garment workers engaged in paid work in order tadd tthe family income sthat the family’s basic needs are covered? Are children of garment workers engaged in any unpaid work? If the children of garment workers dnot attend school, what are the reasons for this? Mehr Details
Corporate Human Rights Benchmark - Across sectors: Agricultural products, Apparel, Automotive manufacturing, Extractives & ICT manufacturing The 2020 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark assesses the human rights disclosures of 230 global companies across five sectors identified as presenting a high risk of negative human rights impacts. These sectors are agricultural products, apparel, extractives, ICT manufacturing and, for the first time, automotive manufacturing. In addition detailed data for each company is published: https://www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/publication/chrb/companies/ Mehr Details
