Problem Plastic: How Polyester and PET plastic can be unsafe, unjust, and unsustainable materials This report investigates the impacts of one of the most widely-used plastics, known as PET (for polyethyleneterephthalate) and as “polyester” in its fiber form. While PET is but one of several problematic plastics, it is emblematic of concerns that may exist with all petrochemical plastics. Herausgeber*in/Autor*in: Defend Our Health; Autor*in: Michael Belliveau, Roopa Krithivasan Medienart: Hintergrundinformation Erscheinungsjahr: 2022 Mehr Details
Unpicked: Fashion & Freedom of association This report highlights a major step backwards by global fashion brands and their suppliers in ensuring the fundamental and facilitating rights of freedom of association and collective bargaining during the COVID-19 pandemic. Herausgeber*in/Autor*in: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre; Autor*in: Alysha Khambay Medienart: Hintergrundinformation Erscheinungsjahr: 2022 Mehr Details
Joint Recommendations from an alliance of garment industry representatives for the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Dilligence Directive In this letter the initiatives recommend three important aspects for implementing Due Dilligence at EU-level: Performing Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence should be risk based. Due diligence does not shift responsibility: companies should review their own purchasing practices Due diligence legislation must provide certainty and clarity (coherent standards) Herausgeber*in/Autor*in: Ethical Trading Initiative, amfori, Fair Wear Foundation, Sustainable Apparel Coalition, Transformers Foundation, Herstellergruppen der Sustainable Terms of Trade Initiative Medienart: Hintergrundinformation Erscheinungsjahr: 2022 Mehr Details
Sourcing Practices in the Garment Industry: The Root Cause for Poor Working Conditions While research indicates that the sourcing strategies of buyers are one of the root causes of labour right violations, there is a lack of empirical evidence as well as insight into which practices are most detrimental. Thus, the main question this paper aims to answer is whether and which sourcing practices impact working conditions in the garment sector. Herausgeber*in/Autor*in: International Labour Organization (ILO), International Finance Corporation (IFC); Autor*in: Florence Münch Medienart: Hintergrundinformation Erscheinungsjahr: 2022 Mehr Details
Review: of the use of forced labor during the 2021 cotton harvest in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan’s cotton industry is underpinned by a state-sponsored forced labor system. During each year’s harvest, and confirmed again in 2021 by independent monitors, the government forces tens of thousands of public sector workers to pick cotton, or – as alternatives – pay a bribe, or hire a replacement worker. Anyone unable to do this faces threats of lost wages and termination of employment. Herausgeber*in/Autor*in: Turkmen.news, Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights Medienart: Hintergrundinformation Erscheinungsjahr: 2022 Mehr Details
