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So far, it has been difficult to assign public contracts to specific production sites in the Global South. There are no statistics on this, nor is this information regularly requested in calls for tenders to date. What is shocking is that human rights due diligence obligations cannot actually be fulfilled: Those who remain invisible can easily be exploited. What do public buyers need to change that?
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The Ministry of the Environment is planning a legislative package that will allow fast-fashion manufacturers to contribute to the costs of disposal and recycling. In doing so, it is implementing an EU requirement, namely extended producer responsibility (EPR), which entered into force in October 2025.
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The Ministry of the Environment is planning a legislative package that will allow fast-fashion manufacturers to contribute to the costs of disposal and recycling. In doing so, it is implementing an EU requirement, namely extended producer responsibility (EPR), which entered into force in October 2025.
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When we talk about the clothing industry, we see environmental and social exploitation, gender-based violence, and unequal power relations. But couldn't that be different? And what needs to happen to make it different?
In order to think about it, we must be able to perceive the future as open and configurable and enable students to actively participate in the necessary change processes.
FEMNET has developed an educational format for secondary schools in which we leave the current state behind us and develop future ideas for a globally just fashion industry together with the students.
We are looking for speakers for the implementation of the project days. That's why we are offering an appointment on 21 June 2026 to present the new format.
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The latest case of actress Collien Fernandes shows the criminal protection gaps in dealing with digital violence in Germany. Her ex-husband Christian Ulmen is said to have abused her identity on the net for years, created fake profiles and conducted sexualized conversations with hundreds of men on her behalf, as well as disseminating pornographic material. Federal Minister of Justice Stefanie Hubig (SPD) has already reacted and announced a digital violence protection law, which is to be presented in the spring of 2026. What gaps the case reveals, what the legal situation is in Europe and where Germany urgently needs to improve - a classification.
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In the face of global crises and major societal challenges, such as the socio-ecological transformation, supporters are needed who can imagine the change and assess the effectiveness of measures and decisions taken. The basis for this is the perception of the future as open and configurable and an education that enables people to actively participate in the necessary processes of change. We want to develop this perspective together with your students with a view to textiles.
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On 9 March, the FEMNET team joined the international women's strike in Bonn on Münsterplatz. Together with many others, we have set a clear signal: We've had enough.
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FEMNET e.V. expands its content work with the focus on ‘Digital Violence, Gender Bias and Data Worker’. It focuses on the impact of digital technologies on women* and other marginalised groups, both in the Global North and the Global South. The association focuses in particular on misogyny and gender-based violence in the digital space, gender-related distortions in AI systems and the working conditions of click and data workers who perform invisible but central work along the digital supply chains.
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Gender equality is not a "nice-to-have". It is a prerequisite for democratic, sustainable societies. Worldwide, women – and especially women in precarious employment – are disproportionately affected by poor working conditions, discrimination and gender-based violence. Especially in global supply chains, such as sewing plants, plantations or electronics assembly.
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The European Commission intends to reorient EU public procurement – and called for a 12-week consultation by business and civil society. FEMNET has delivered a clear opinion and calls for gender equality and social responsibility to be firmly anchored in European public procurement practice.
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How can the involvement of workers in the textile industry be transformed from a theoretical compulsory exercise into an effective, systemic practice? Using various practical examples such as the Dindigul Agreement, FEMNET's new study shows how companies can move from symbolic consultation to effective participation.
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