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Workwear made in Tunisia: Labour rights violations in factories producing for European brands

Although many studies have been conducted in recent years related to the working conditions and human rights violations of workers in the garment manufacturing industry, there is a lack of specific information on workwear manufacturing units. As workwear for European brands is produced in Tunisia, among others, the objective of this research is to investigate labour and international human rights standards in the workwear sector in Tunisia through a) desk research revealing the importance and development of the workwear sector in the Tunisian economy, and b) a field study on a sample of four different factories producing for three European workwear brands. Additionally, the study investigates the nature of the relations between the different actors of this sector (the brands, platforms, factories). The research findings show that the nature of employment in this sector is characterised by low wages, job insecurity due to fixed-term (short-term) contracts, and little bargaining power.

Herausgeber*in/Autor*in: FEMNET e.V., Bonn; in Kooperation mit FTDES, Tunisia

Medienart: Hintergrundinformation

Erscheinungsjahr: 2020

Zielgruppe: Student*innen, Erwachsene, Beschaffer*innen

Sprache: Englisch

Umfang: 18 Seiten
Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download als PDF-Datei

Suchbegriffe: Arbeitsbedingungen, Arbeitsrechtsverletzungen, Arbeitsverträge, Berufsbekleidung, Gesundheit, Gewerkschaft, Lohn, Mindestlohn, öffentliche Beschaffung, Sicherheit, Studie, Textilsektor, Tunesien