Poisened Gifts – From donations to the dumpsite: textiles waste disguised as second-hand clothes exported to East Africa Greenpeace Germany went to Kenya and Tanzania to witness the problem of imported textile waste in these countries and to find out about some of the many local initiatives trying to counter it through their own means. This briefing reveals the role played by imported used clothes called ‘Mitumba’ in East Africa, and how much of it is of such poor quality that it goes straight to the dumpsite. Mehr Details
Precarious Work in the Walmart Global Value Chain - A Report to the ILO 2016 This report presents new research on violations of international labour standards in Walmart garment supplier factories. Information was collected through interviews and focus group discussions including 344 workers engaged in Walmart supply chains in Bangladesh, Cambodia and India; and an in-depth case study, spanning 8 months, of working conditions in an Indonesian Walmart supplier employing 3,800 Indonesian contract workers.Section One Provides a Brief Overview of Global Production Networks in General and the Garment Global Production Network in Particular. Section two reviews Walmart’s public commitments to promote decent work in their supply chains and the efficacy of these initiatives to date. Section three provides a brief overview of the market share of Asian garment value chains and more focused country profiles on the Bangladeshi, Cambodian, Indian and Indonesian garment industries. Section four discusses, in detail, the intensive labour exploitation and abuse faced by workers in Walmart supply chains in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India and Indonesia. Mehr Details
A Zero Waste Vision for Textiles Chapter 2: Circular and toxic-free material flows This second chapter of the two-part series ‘A Zero Waste Vision for Textiles’ sketches out what a truly circular and toxic-free system for textiles looks like. The report investigates the current barriers to circularity, universal solutions, and makes recommendations for policy measures in the EU. Mehr Details
PERSISTENT THREAT: Pfas in Textiles and Water in Bangladesh In recent years, there has been increasing attention to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a large group of persistent, toxic chemicals used widely by several industries. There has been much attention given to PFAS in drinking water, and it is well known that PFAS are used by the textiles industry, with several studies finding PFAS in many products, including clothing, carpeting, furniture, and other textiles. While PFAS in consumer products have drawn much attention, the toxic impacts of PFAS used in textile manufacturing have been less studied. This report provides new evidence linking textile-making facilities to PFAS water pollution. Mehr Details
Theme booklet: Fashion and Textile The textile industry is the second largest consumer goods industry in Germany and has many negative effects. This thematic booklet highlights ecological links in the supply chain and highlights aspects of sustainable developments. It is suitable for lessons from grade 8/9. Mehr Details
