News - The Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (Textiles Partnership) Seamstresses demand their right to a non-violent working environment. © BCWS 04 December 2019 Annual theme 2020 in the Textile Alliance: Gender-based violence in the workplace The Alliance for Sustainable Textiles makes gender-based violence in the workplace the new annual theme for 2020. FEMNET has made itself strong for this, because an evaluation of the existing roadmaps (annual plans) of the member companies had shown that not a single manufacturer has taken explicit measures against women discrimination in its supply chain. A group of experts will deal with how the problem can be addressed on several levels. For companies, this includes a risk analysis at their suppliers in order to develop suitable measures. Together with FEMNET and other NGOs, they could form a new alliance initiative in a country of production on gender-based violence. Finally, companies are also offered online seminars and information on the subject so that they can take action.
