Preventing Violence in the Workplace - Implementation is stuck at EU level November 25th is Women's Violence Day. Convention 190 against Violence and Harassment in the Workplace was adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in June 2019. However, despite the support of many countries, it has not yet been ratified in the EU. Individual states reject the agreement. FEMNET and the Clean Clothes Campaign CCC) now publishes a Position paperThat shows the urgency. Details Category: Gegen Gewalt an Textilarbeiterinnen Published: 23 November 2020 Read more …
© CCC Research Finds Exploitation in the Fashion Industry No living wages, overtime and gender discrimination. The report:Light into the dark: A Look at Exploitation in the Fashion Industry“ (PDF file) of the Clean Clothes Campaign highlights the need for a supply chain law. The report uses the latest data from the Online tool FashionChecker How little German fashion companies really pay their workers. Details Category: Existenzlohn jetzt! Faire Löhne für Textilarbeiter*innen Published: 07 October 2020 Read more …
How much does a seamstress really earn? Inconvenient questions for Zalando Bonn, 23.06.2020 – On the occasion of the fashion retailer’s shareholders’ meeting on 23 June 2020, the women’s rights organisation FEMNET Zalando calls for the creation of a ‘fund for living wages’ for the seamstresses in its supply chain. FEMNET also calls for transparency on Zalando's purchasing practices. At the same time as the publication of the Fashion checkers, Uncovering details of wages in the supply chains of 108 fashion brands around the world, the company is said to provide information on due diligence obligations towards employees in its supply chain. Details Category: Existenzlohn jetzt! Faire Löhne für Textilarbeiter*innen Published: 23 June 2020 Read more …
Salaries to Live Instead of Dividends at Hugo Boss If the group does not move forward, the shareholders can show it the way. For example, on the occasion of the Hugo Boss Annual General Meeting, shareholder and FEMNET Chairman Dr Gisela Burckhardt calls for the creation of a ‘fund for living wages’ for the group’s seamstresses in its supply chains. At the latest in times of the corona crisis, it is now becoming apparent that without sustainable income structures, the survivability of the clothing industry and its employees is at stake. Details Category: Unternehmensverantwortung Published: 18 May 2020 Read more …
© cini.angela - Depositphotos.com From Rana Plaza to COVID-19: Textile workers again in deep crisis. Fair Purchasing Practices of Businesses Press release of civil society in the Textile Alliance Seven years after the factory collapse of Rana Plaza, textile workers are once again plunging into a crisis due to COVID-19. Right now, the Alliance for Sustainable Textiles must prove itself as an authority for safeguarding human rights responsibility, demands civil society in the Textile Alliance. While brand and retail companies are responding to the COVID-19 crisis with far-reaching cancellations from their suppliers, textile workers in the producing countries are suffering extreme economic hardship due to the loss of income. If the regular wage falls away, which often does not reach the end of the month anyway, there are no social security systems in place. Details Category: Unternehmensverantwortung Published: 24 April 2020 Read more …
© SAVE Corona Emergency Fund: Quick help for seamstresses in India and Bangladesh Globally, supply chains are collapsing due to the coronavirus pandemic. In the face of factory closures, wage losses, rising food prices and strict curfews, the situation for precariously employed textile workers is becoming increasingly severe. FEMNET has set up an emergency fund to protect themselves and their families and ensure their existence. In India, FEMNET's partner organizations have started distributing food. Details Category: FEMNET-Pressemitteilungen Published: 11 April 2020 Read more …
Workers' organisation protests against sexual harassment and violence in the workplace on 7 February 2020 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. © Taslima Akter Study on sexual harassment of seamstresses in textile factories: Legislation needed to protect women in the workplace Bonn, Germany and Dhaka, Bangladesh, 8 March 2020. From economic exploitation to domestic violence, from sexual harassment by supervisors and prerogatives to rape in the workplace, violence and harassment are brutal everyday life for many women in Bangladesh. States and companies are not using their options to protect women from assault. FEMNET and its partner organisations call for the immediate ratification and effective implementation of international conventions for the protection of women in global supply chains. Details Category: Gegen Gewalt an Textilarbeiterinnen Published: 08 March 2020 Read more …
© FEMNET Well protected? Exploitation for European workwear FEMNET publishes studies on working conditions in India and Tunisia Extremely low wages, fixed-term contracts and the suppression of trade unions: Occupational clothing is intended to protect employees, but in manufacturing the working conditions are as precarious as in the fashion industry. Research commissioned by FEMNET in Indian and Tunisian factories shows: European brands accept that national labour laws and international core labour standards are trampled on in their suppliers. Details Category: FEMNET-Pressemitteilungen Published: 20 February 2020 Read more …
© Devi Adamo 2019 Transparency in the clothing sector is growing – but many companies in the textile alliance continue to refuse FEMNET has published the most important results of a new study in German Textile companies have made great progress in recent years in disclosing information about their supply chains. This is shown in a report published in December 2019 by an alliance of trade unions, human rights groups and labour rights initiatives, including the Clean Clothes Campaign. The short version has been translated into German by FEMNET. The report is an update of the 2017 company survey. Details Category: Unternehmensverantwortung Published: 13 January 2020 Read more …
