Recherchetool für Materialien

Research Tool for Materials

The materials database contains media on our key topics of working conditions in the textile and clothing industry and the environmental impact of clothing. The types of media include studies, guidelines and reports, as well as films, podcasts and web tools.

G*OSH is the English-language magazine on gender equality in health and safety at work in the footwear and clothing industry. It is published as part of a project by SÜDWIND and FEMNET e.V. with Trade Union Rights Center (TURC) in Indonesia and Cividep in India. Together we are working on a more gender-sensitive perspective in the occupational health and safety of the clothing and footwear industry. The focus is on production regions in Indonesia and India as well as opportunities for action in Germany.

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At the end of 2021, Public Eye published the research "Schuften für Shein". Media worldwide reported on the 75-hour workweeks of seamstresses and the enormous pressure of the Chinese ultra-fast fashion giant on suppliers and in its logistics. Has anything changed in the meantime? Shein is now staging itself as more sustainable, but real improvements behind the glitter facade are hardly recognizable. But Shein could soon become dangerous new laws, because some politicians have declared war on big business with disposable fashion.

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Tips for getting active: Do you want to know where and how a particular garment was made? Do you want to demand more responsibility from a company? Then you become active! Most fashion companies do not do enough to guarantee their workers, for example, a living wage. Make a sign and contact the companies. In this way, you also show the company that fairness in fashion is a concern for you.

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The Textile Exchange Materials Production Dashboard shares key statistics on the global fiber and material production landscape, as well as detailed volume data for different material categories. The tool supports the industry to measure progress in its transition to more sustainable fiber and materials production, as well as addressing opportunities and challenges as they arise.

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