What next for Asian garment production after COVID-19?

The perspectives of industry and stakeholders

Herausgeber_in: International Labour Organization (ILO)
Autor_innen: Sara Andersson, Laurel Anderson Hoffner

Themen:             Wertschöpfungskette/Globalisierung/Welthandel

Zielgruppe:        Student_innen, Erwachsene, Dozent_innen

Medien: Hintergrundinformationen

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, COVID-19, Corona, globale Bekleidungsindustrie, Lieferketten, Lebensbedingungen, Lungenkrankheit, Löhne, Menschenrechte, Nachhaltigkeit, Soziale Verantwortung, Zukunftsperspektiven

Kurzbeschreibung:
Garment manufacturers in Asia, the industry’s largest global hub for production, have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many have been forced to shut down operations either temporarily or permanently, and this has left millions of garment workers, the majority of whom are women, unemployed, furloughed or facing reduced hours and income. Although longstanding to the sector, the pandemic gave acute exposure to the fragility and structural inequities of the garment supply chain, something that has led those in the industry to once again question its future viability. Already, debates are emerging about how production dynamics and practices will have to transform to survive in the post-pandemic era.

To explore the nature of these changes and examine the implications for production systems and practices in Asia, the ILO conducted a qualitative study in July 2020 with a group of 16 industry experts. The results provide an early and tentative picture of industry sentiment on key questions related to the future of Asian garment production, including the role of technology, buyer-supplier relationships, and the impact on workers.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2020

Umfang: 32 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

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The BoF Podcast: Special Edition: Kalpona Akter on Choosing Between Lives and Livelihood

Herausgeber_in: BoF – The Business of Fashion

Kategorien:

Themen:             Unternehmenskritik/Arbeitsbedingungen

                            Wertschöpfungskette/Globalisierung/Welthandel

Zielgruppe:        Student_innen, Schüler_innen Sek. I/II Berufsschule

Medien:              Podcast

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Arbeiterrechte, Bangladesch, COVID-19, Corona, Gesundheit, globale Bekleidungsindustrie, Lieferketten, Lebensbedingungen, Lungenkrankheit, Löhne, Unternehmensverantwortung

Kurzbeschreibung:

In the latest special edition of the BoF Podcast, Kalpona Akter, founder and executive director of the Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity, joins BoF’s Imran Amed to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the millions of garment workers left destitute as the world's largest retailers cancel orders.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2020

Umfang: ca. 35 Minuten

Sprache: Englisch

Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download