Herausgeber_in: Mela wear

Zielgruppe: Student_innen, Schüler_innen Sek. I/II, Berufsschule, Erwachsene

Medien: Podcast

Schlagwörter:  Arbeitsbedingungen, Armut, Bekleidungsindustrie, COVID-19, Corona, Gesundheit, Indien, Lieferketten, Löhne, Produktion, Unternehmensverantwortung

Kurzbeschreibung: 

Interview with Parvathi Madappa and Lea Kress

How is the situation of Indian textile workers one year after the start of the pandemic and the 

lockdown in India? How are they affected by the Indian Labour Law Reforms which provoked a massive wave of protests? Parvathi Madappa works for the Indian labour rights organization CIVIDEP and Lea Kress for the German NGO FEMNET. In collaboration with partners in the Global North, CIVIDEP seeks to hold brands accountable for rights violations in their supply chains. For example, CIVIDEP cooperates with the civil society members of the “Textilbündnis” to improve the situation of textile workers. Due to the Corona crisis millions of workers lost their livelihood, that is why CIVIDEP started distributing relief aid and German partners have set up emergency funds.

The podcast is available on different podcast platforms and on the website of mela wear.

Erscheinungsjahr: seit 2021

Umfang: ca. 45 Min

Sprache: Englisch

Bezug: Informationen und Podcast auf der Website oder kostenfrei auf mehreren Plattformen

Herausgeber_in: Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Autor_innen: Andreas Freitag, Miriam Weber

Zielgruppe: Student_innen, Erwachsene, Dozent_innen

Medien: Hintergrundinformationen

Schlagwörter: Bekleidungsindustrie, Blockchain, Globalisierung, Globale Wertschöpfungskette, Lieferkette, Studie, Textilindustrie, Transparenz, Technische Entwicklung

Kurzbeschreibung:

Since the invention of Blockchain technology the main focus was on the impact in the financial industry. In the last years others discovered the unique features of the technology like immutability, transparency and decentralization. Including the supply chain business.

Blockchain technology can bring more transparency to global value- and supply chains and make them more sustainable. With a Blockchain based system all parties in the process can make decisions based on transparent and insured data. Authorities and regulators can automate monitoring compliance with the law and make better use of their resources. Furthermore the technology has the potential to improve living, environmental and economic conditions in developing countries overall. It can help to fight corruption and foster legal security, both fundamental preconditions for prosperity. Because of the promises, GIZ decided to carry out the study and answer the following question:

How can blockchain technology help to improve the social, environmental and economic performance situation in garment supply chains?

Erscheinungsjahr: 2018

Umfang: 55 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

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Herausgeber_in: industriALL union

Zielgruppe: Student_innen, Erwachsene

Medien: Hintergrundinformationen

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Äthiopien, Bekleidungsindustrie, Existenzsichernde Löhne, Frauen in der Bekleidungsindustrie, Gewerkschaften, Lohn, Living Wage, Mindestlohn, Unternehmensverantwortung

Kurzbeschreibung:

Ethiopia’s economy has grown quickly over the last few years, from an agricultural economy to an industrializing one. The country now has one of the highest economic growth rates in Sub-Saharan Africa. Industrial parks like Hawassa are part of the government’s plan to create jobs. The Ethiopian Investment Commission touts low wages and other benefits to attract investment. The government has set up the Ethiopian Textile Industry Development Institute, and industrial parks have been built across the country to promote light manufacturing.

But what does the special focus given to the textile and garment sector mean for factory workers? What does it mean for union organizing? Unions are concerned that the country will replicate the mistakes of other low wage economies, undermining unions to keep wages low.

This short article gives a short overview about the situation of wages and women’s right in the garment sector in Ethiopia.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2019

Umfang: 2 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

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Herausgeber_in: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), Center for Development and Employment Research

Redaktion: Rizwanul Islam, Rushidan I Rahman

Zielgruppe: Student_innen, Erwachsene

Medien: Hintergrundinformationen

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Arbeitsrechte, Bangladesh, Bekleidungsindustrie, COVID-19, Corona, Gender, Gesundheit, Frauen in der Bekleidungsindustrie, Krise, Menschenrechte, Politik, Standards, Studie, textile Kette, Untersuchung

Kurzbeschreibung:

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned to an global economic crisis which affected the employment and labour market situations worldwide – as well in Bangladesh. The lockdown measures from March to May 2020 hit the economy hard and economic recovery is taking time. There are already visible signs of the impact of the economic crisis on employment and livelihoods of people.

The study analyses the impact of the health and economic crisis on the employment and labour market situations of Bangladesh and provides recommendations on possible policy responses for the short and medium turn future. It deals with the employment as a whole but also focus on how the informal sector and women have been affected.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2020

Umfang: 48 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download als PDF-Datei

Herausgeber_in: Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Zielgruppe: Student_innen, Erwachsene

Medien: Hintergrundinformationen

Schlagwörter: Altkleider, Bekleidungsindustrie, COVID-19, Corona, Circular Economy, gesetzliche Regulierung, Konsum, Kreislaufwirtschaft, Leihen, Ökostandards, Recycling, Secondhand, Textile Waste, Tipps für in der Bekleidungsbranche Tätige, Transformation, Treibhausgase, Umweltschutz, Unternehmensverantwortung,

Kurzbeschreibung:

In the unparalleled response to the Covid-19 pandemic, trillions of dollars in economic stimulus have been made available around the world while the calls for a recovery that is in alignment with other global challenges, have never been louder. Many see beyond the pandemic a rare opportunity to build a resilient and low-carbon economic recovery. Achieving this goal requires governments to take critical actions that not only focus on safeguarding national economies during crises, but that also pave the way toward a wider economic transformation that is more resilient against future global risks.

The circular economy, as an instrument to decouple economic growth from resource use and environmental impact, opens up the way for a resilient recovery. It not only addresses the negative impacts of the linear economy, but more importantly it represents a systemic shift that builds long-term resilience, generates business and economic opportunities, and provides environmental and societal benefits.

Chapter 7 and 8 gives ideas and solutions for the fashion industry especially for rental business models and recycling infrastructure.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2020

Umfang: 72 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

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Herausgeber_in: World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA)

Zielgruppe: Student_innen, Erwachsene

Medien: Hintergrundinformationen

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Arbeitssicherheit, Bekleidungsindustrie, Einkaufspraktiken, Gesundheit, Lohn, Marken, Mindestlohn, Menschenrechte, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen, textile Kette, Unternehmensverantwortung, Umfrage

Kurzbeschreibung:

The 2020 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark assesses the human rights disclosures of 230 global companies across five sectors identified as presenting a high risk of negative human rights impacts. These sectors are agricultural products, apparel, extractives, ICT manufacturing and, for the first time, automotive manufacturing.

In addition detailed data for each company is published: https://www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/publication/chrb/companies/

Erscheinungsjahr: 2020

Umfang: 43 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

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Herausgeber_in: World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA)

Zielgruppe: Student_innen, Erwachsene

Medien: Hintergrundinformationen

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Arbeitsrechtsverletzungen, Arbeitssicherheit, Bekleidungsindustrie, COVID-19, Corona, Einkaufspraktiken, Gesundheit, Lohn, Marken, Mindestlohn, Menschenrechte, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen, textile Kette, Unternehmensverantwortung, Umfrage

Kurzbeschreibung:

The coronavirus pandemic is one of the most severe health, humanitarian and economic crises of our time. Outbreaks are affecting all segments of the population in every corner of the globe, however the health and economic impacts of the virus are being borne disproportionately by the poorest and most vulnerable. The effects of COVID-19 and associated restrictions could be felt for decades.

Companies have a responsibility to respect the rights of workers and other stakeholders in their operations and across their supply chains at all times. Fulfilling this responsibility is more essential than ever in the present climate, especially where the most vulnerable workers and communities are concerned.

This is why WBA decided to supplement the 2020 CHRB assessment with a separate study, which considers how the same 229 companies have been impacted by, and have responded to, the increased human right risks and impacts associated with the COVID-19 crisis.

By carrying out this separate study, WBA wanted to explore the response of the private sector to COVID-19. The aim was to identify examples of best practice, where companies have demonstrably placed respect for human rights at the heart of their approach, as well as to highlight instances where companies may have been falling short and, therefore, where increased accountability is needed.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2021

Umfang: 47 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download als PDF-Datei

Herausgeber_in: Global Fashion Agenda & The Boston Consulting Group

Autor_in: Jonas Eder-Hansen, Caroline Chalmer, Sofia Tärneberg, Thomas Tochtermann, Javier Seara, Sebastian Bogner, Gabriele Theelen, Sebastian Schwarz, Lise Kristensen, Kristina Jäger

Zielgruppe: Student_innen, Erwachsene

Medien: Hintergrundinformationen

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Bekleidungsindustrie, Circular Economy, Globalisierung, Klima, Klimawandel, Lieferkette, Lohn, Marken, Menschenrechtsverletzungen, Mindestlohn, soziale Verantwortung, Textilindustrie, Umweltverschmutzung

Kurzbeschreibung:

This first edition of the Report on the Pulse of the Fashion Industry exposes the challenges in a number of sustainability impact areas and along the industry’s value chain, from design and development to end-of-life for apparel and footwear. It aims to provide transparency on the industry’s stance in terms of its environmental, social, and ethical footprints— topics that have been much debated, yet without a common baseline and framework against which to evaluate change. It also reviews ways in which the industry can maintain and even strengthen its profitability despite the pressures of rising costs.

The overarching objective of the report is to provide a direction and guidance towards a better fashion industry. As a starting point, the report provides a common fact base on the current sustainability performance of the industry. Based on that it lays out a Landscape for Change and presents pragmatic, concrete, and economical actions that are already available for producing palpable change. The report promotes collaboration and innovation as main drivers to accelerate change.

The performance is regularly updated once a year: https://www.globalfashionagenda.com/publications-and-policy/pulse-of-the-industry/

Erscheinungsjahr: 2017

Umfang: 134 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download als PDF-Datei

Herausgeber_in: Einfach vegan – der Forscherpodcast

Zielgruppe: Student_innen, Schüler_innen Sek. I/II, Berufsschule, Erwachsene

Medien: Podcast

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Bekleidungsindustrie, Existenzsichernde Löhne, Gewerkschaften, Konsum, Lieferkette, Siegel, soziale Verantwortung, Verhaltenstipps, Umwelt

Kurzbeschreibung:

In dieser Folge gehen die Macher des Podcasts "Einfach vegan - der Forscherpodacst" wieder einer Hörerfrage nach und zwar hat Felix gefragt: "Gibt es Kleidung, die ohne (oder mit möglichst wenigen) Zwischenhändler*innen von einer Kooperative von Nähern*innen verschickt bzw. vermarktet werden und bei der auch z.B. Kinderarbeit ausgeschlossen ist und Bioanbau betrieben wird. Es soll möglichst viel vom Aufpreis auf die fairen Produkte dortbleiben, was ja selbst bei strengeren Siegeln sehr niedrig oder undurchsichtig sein kann." Auf der Suche nach einer Gesprächspartnerin, die mir diese Frage beantworten kann, sind die AutorInnen auf Sabine Ferenschild getroffen. In diesem Interview erklärt sie, worauf Du bei der Kleiderwahl achten solltest und gibt Einblicke in die Komplexität der textilen Produktionskette.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2018

Umfang: ca. 14 Minuten

Sprache: Deutsch

Bezug: kostenfrei zum Hören als Podcast oder direkt zum Download als Mp3-Datei

Herausgeber_innen: Global Labor Justice

Autor_innen: Shikha Silliman Bhattacharjee

Zielgruppe: Student_innen, Erwachsene

Medien: Hintergrundinformationen

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Asien, Bekleidungsindustrie, Frauen in der Bekleidungsindustrie, Gender, gender-based-violence, GBVH, Gewerkschaften, Globalisierung, globale Wertschöpfungskette, ILO, Lieferkette, Leitprinzipien, Menschenrechte

Kurzbeschreibung:
Low wage women workers are least likely to have access to limited social safety nets, and most earn wages too low to save. As economies contract and millions of workers are fired, older women are among the first to lose their jobs. The unprecedented impacts of COVID-19 are deep and far-reaching, affecting the health and livelihoods of more than 150 million workers in global supply chains and 40 million workers in fast fashion supply chains—a workforce largely made up of women. Government and corporate responses to COVID-19 have exposed vast structural inequalities created by supply chain production models.

This report reviews the gendered impact of COVID-19—and the need for a transformational approach to prevent and end GBVH using guidance from C190*—in the context of Asian fast fashion supply chains which produce primarily consumer apparel and footwear. The report highlights the persistent risk factors for violence that both predate and are exacerbated by COVID-19. It provides detailed guidance for fast fashion lead firms on steps they can take to uphold C190 obligations to address violence on garment supply chains in context of the global public health crisis and the economic shocks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. While this report focuses on fast fashion supply chains, the guidance for corporate accountability to achieve violence free workplaces provides an important roadmap across global supply chain sectors.

* C190 is the first international labor standard to lay out a gender-inclusive approach to addressing violence in the world of work and measures to end GBVH, including addressing risks associated with discrimination, unequal relationships of power and occupational health and safety

Erscheinungsjahr: 2020

Umfang: 47 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download als PDF-Datei