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With this brochure, the Forum Fair Trade wants to give an overview and an assessment of initiatives for fair and ecological clothing. Chapter 2 first sets out the problems in the textile and clothing industry. Chapter 3 describes seals and signs that consumers can pay attention to when shopping for clothing and classifies them in relation to the principles of fair trade. In Chapter 4, three alliances and campaigns that promote fair and ecological clothing in various ways are presented as examples. The examples show: There are already good initiatives and steps in the right direction. However, further changes are needed to sustainably improve the situation in the textile industry. Everyone is in demand for this: Citizens and consumers, businesses and politics alike.

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The EU is one of the biggest global markets for textiles and home to many of the sector’s most powerful companies. Decades of voluntary self-regulation have led to textiles and clothing value chains becoming synonymous with the use of huge amounts of our planet’s finite natural resources, pollution from hazardous chemicals, the production of high levels of waste, poor working conditions, and human rights violations.

To end the global overuse of resources and the transgression of planetary boundaries, all industries need to change; The textile industry is no exception. In this position paper, ‘Wardrobe Change’, a coalition of environmental civil society organisations, is calling for the EU Textile Strategy to be a coherent overarching framework which ties together the many different policies that are needed to set Europe on a transformative path to sustainable textile production and consumption.

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Although many studies have been conducted in recent years related to the working conditions and human rights violations of workers in the garment manufacturing industry, there is a lack of specific information on workwear manufacturing units. As workwear for European brands is produced in Tunisia, among others, the objective of this research is to investigate labour and international human rights standards in the workwear sector in Tunisia through a) desk research revealing the importance and development of the workwear sector in the Tunisian economy, and b) a field study on a sample of four different factories producing for three European workwear brands. Thus, the study investigates the nature of the relations between the different actors of this sector (the brands, platforms, factories). The research findings show that the nature of employment in this sector is implied by low wages, job insecurity due to fixed-term (short-term) contracts, and little bargaining power.

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This report was developed by the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action (FICCA) Raw Material Working Group with the primary goal of identifying the key processes which contribute to lower carbon intensive raw materials for cotton and polyester. The work was carried out through engagement with industry experts, textile and apparel organizations, and working group members with SCS Global Services (SCS) as the neutral technical lead.

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The purpose of the study was to see the pertaining situation of worker rights from a decent work lens. We have studied seven industrial sectors from Chattogram such as readymade garments, construction, healthcare, restaurant, aluminum, beauty parlor, and transportation (three-wheelers). We carried out a survey with samples from workers and businesses, spanning all seven sectors. About 400 workers are surveyed at random. Twenty KII are conducted to gather qualitative data from stakeholders, including employers, TU leaders, academicians, CSO, journalists, Government agencies, etc. Furthermore, three FGDs are conducted, two of which involved workers and one of which involved firms and stakeholders.

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