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As part of efforts to reduce the environmental impacts caused by the consumption of textiles, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a goal of reducing the number of textiles in residual waste by 60 percent in 2025, compared to 2015, and that 90 percent of separately collected textile waste shall be prepared for reuse or recycling.

The ability to achieve these ambitious goals depends to a large extent on whether collection and processing of collected used textiles remains economically attractive for the actors in the value chain. The economics of these activities are dependent on both collection conditions in Sweden and on global reuse and recycling markets since a large part of used textiles collected in Sweden is exported.

This report looks at the market dynamics governing the used textile industry.

The lead research question is: how would the value chain react to a doubling of collected used textile volumes in Sweden and in Europe and what measures would be necessary to maintain economic viability? Swedish, other European and international actors involved in collection, sorting and wholesale of used textiles were interviewed to get their perspectives on this research question.

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Fashion Revolution commissioned a survey of 5,000 people aged 16-75 in the five largest European markets, including Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy and Spain, to find out how supply chain transparency and sustainability impacts EU consumers’ purchasing decisions when shopping for clothing, accessories and shoes. We wanted to find out what information consumers would like fashion brands to share when it comes to social and environmental impacts and to better understand what roles consumers think that governments and laws should play in ensuring clothing is sustainably produced.

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Im Rahmen des von Brot für die Welt und der Servicestelle Kommunen in der Einen Welt mitfinanzierten Projektes „Solidarität konkret – Kolleginnen und Kollegen für sozial und ökologisch hergestellte Arbeits- und Dienstkleidung“ ist jetzt eine Ausstellung erschienen.

Die Ausstellung besteht aus 10 Roll Ups. Jedes Roll Up ist 80 cm breit. Sie zeigt aus der Perspektive von Kolleginnen und Kollegen in Personalräten und kirchlichen Mitarbeitervertretungen die Bedeutung von verantwortlicher Beschaffung von Dienstbekleidung.

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Mit einem Materialheft nimmt die Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland (EKD) die Produktionsbedingungen in der Textilindustrie in den Blick. Ob in Bangladesch, Indien, Indonesien oder Osteuropa: die Einschränkung oder Verletzung von Menschenrechten, von Arbeits- und Sozialgesetzen ist an der Tagesordnung.

Das Materialheft bietet Hintergrundinformationen zu Produktionsstätten von Textilien sowie Interviews mit Näherinnen und Nähern, Informationen zum bestehenden internationalen Rechtsrahmen und dazu, wie und wo Käufer und VerbraucherInnen sich engagieren können. Es informiert über Bündnisse zur Verbesserung der Arbeitssituation von Näherinnen und Nähern, zur Unternehmensverantwortung und welche Projekte Unterstützung geben, damit Menschen ihre Rechte kennen und einfordern können. Darüber hinaus zeigt das Heft, wie das Thema Modeproduktion inzwischen kritisch wahrgenommen wird: in Ausstellungen, Dokumentationen, Film und Literatur.

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The prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) is high (54%) in Bangladesh. Moreover, female garment workers report higher rates of IPV and are also vulnerable to workplace violence (WPV). Experience of violence puts women at increased risk of developing depressive symptoms, which are related with low self-esteem, lower life satisfaction and lower productivity. To our knowledge, there has been no previous research on depression among female garment workers and its connections to IPV and WPV in Bangladesh. This paper aims to address this gap by studying the relationship of IPV, WPV and depression among female garment workers.

This study shows the pathways through which experience of IPV and WPV lead to development of depressive symptoms among female garment workers. The link between women’s ability to mobilize resources with self-esteem and work-related stress indicates the need for socio-economic empowerment of women and may suggest that combined intervention to address IPV and women’s empowerment could be successful in dealing with WPV and mental health. 

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