Herausgeber_in: Fair Wear Foundation

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The garment industry is a significant contributor to Indonesia’s large economy. In fact, it was the fifth greatest contributor to Indonesia’s non-oil and gas manufacturing export figures from 2014 to 2017, growing at an average of 1.1 % during that period. It is also an important source of employment, accounting for around 26.6 % of jobs in the manufacturing sector. The industry is affected by changes to economic conditions in the US and Europe, the major destinations for its products. It also faces the challenge of competing with other garment-producing countries such as Vietnam and Bangladesh, with costs including labour, affecting competitiveness.

Another challenge for the garment industry lies in meeting international expectations about the treatment of workers. Conditions in garment factories vary considerably. They are generally much worse in medium and small enterprises, which do not attract the kinds of scrutiny that large suppliers to international brands are subjected to. The industry has received a great deal of attention from international and local NGOs and trade unions, but there remains much to be done before the standards embedded in FWF Code of Labour Practice are fully met even in more compliant segments of the sector. In terms of labour rights, Indonesia has signed key international human rights instruments, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and all eight core International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions. However, the extent to which these commitments are reflected in Indonesian legislation and in its implementation, varies. Like many countries in the region, it also continues to experience serious problems in terms of the implementation of many aspects of its legal framework. This core problem has led to issues with freedom of association and the right to bargain collectively; working hours and conditions, including the right of women to be free of sexual harassment in the workplace; occupational health and safety; and the right to a living wage. FWF will continue to provide updated information on Indonesia at www.fairwear.org and will update this country study on a periodic basis in the future.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2018

Umfang: 70 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

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Herausgeber_in: Clean Clothes Campaign

Autor_in: Olívia Béládi, Emese Gulyás

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Arbeitsrechtsverletzungen, Arbeitszeiten, Europa, Existenzlohn, Gewerkschaft, Lohn, Menschenrechtsverletzungen, Osteuropa, Unternehmensverantwortung

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Das Länderprofil enthält grundlegende Angaben zur Bekleidungsindustrie und Lohnsituation in Ungarn. In Bezug auf die Löhne werden Durchschnittslöhne, Mindestlöhne sowie Existenzlöhne thematisiert. Das Länderprofil zeigt lohnbezogene Arbeits- und Menschenrechtsverletzungen auf und formuliert Forderungen zu deren Behebung. Es fasst Ergebnisse einer Untersuchung vor Ort zusammen.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2017

Umfang: 6 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

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Herausgeber_in: Clean Clothes Campaign

Autor_in: Bojana Tamindžija, Stefan Aleksić, Bettina Musiolek

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Arbeitsrechtsverletzungen, Arbeitszeiten, Europa, Existenzlohn, Gewerkschaft, Lohn, Menschenrechtsverletzungen, Osteuropa, Unternehmensverantwortung 

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Das Länderprofil enthält grundlegende Angaben zur Bekleidungsindustrie und Lohnsituation in Serbien. In Bezug auf die Löhne werden Durchschnittslöhne, Mindestlöhne sowie Existenzlöhne thematisiert. Das Länderprofil zeigt lohnbezogene Arbeits- und Menschenrechtsverletzungen auf und formuliert Forderungen zu deren Behebung. Es fasst Ergebnisse einer Untersuchung vor Ort zusammen.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2017

Umfang: 14 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

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Herausgeber_in: Change your Shoes, Clean Clothes Campaign

Autor_in: Oksana Dutchak, Artem Chapeye, Bettina Musiolek

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Arbeitsrechtsverletzungen, Arbeitszeiten, Europa, Existenzlohn, Gewerkschaft, Lohn, Menschenrechtsverletzungen, Osteuropa, Unternehmensverantwortung, Ukraine

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Aktualisiertes Länderprofil der Ukraine. Das Länderprofil enthält grundlegende Angaben zur Bekleidungsindustrie und Lohnsituation in der Ukraine. In Bezug auf die Löhne werden Durchschnittslöhne, Mindestlöhne sowie Existenzlöhne thematisiert. Das Länderprofil zeigt lohnbezogene Arbeits- und Menschenrechtsverletzungen auf und formuliert Forderungen zu deren Behebung. Es fasst Ergebnisse einer Untersuchung vor Ort zusammen.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2017

Umfang: 14 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

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Herausgeber_in: Global Fashion Agenda & The Boston Consulting Group

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Arbeitsrechtsverletzungen, Bewertung, Fast Fashion, Konsum, Konsumverhalten, Lieferkette, Menschenrechtsverletzungen, Ökobilanz, System, Textilindustrie, Textilproduktion, Umweltschäden, Unternehmensverantwortung

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The fashion industry has a clear opportunity tact differently, pursuing profit and growth while alscreating new value for the world economy. It comes with an urgent need tplace environmental, social and ethical improvements on management’s agenda. In the first Pulse of the Fashion Industry report (May 2017), The Global Fashion Agenda, in collaboration with The Boston Consulting Group, have made an in-depth assessment of the industry’s environmental and social performance. Drawing on the Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s Higg Index and a survey of more than 90 senior managers responsible for sustainability issues and a variety of other sources, it offers the first comprehensive common fact base on the health of the industry – with a “Pulse Score” by type of company, size, region and stage in the value chain.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2017

Umfang: 74 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

Zielgruppe: Erwachsene

Medien: Hintergrundinformationen

Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download bei copenhagenfashionsummit.

Herausgeber_in: India Committee of the Netherlands
Autor_in: Marijn Peepercamp

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Arbeitsrechtsverletzungen, Arbeitszeiten, Empfehlungen, Kinderarbeit, Lohn, Menschenrechtsverletzungen, sexuelle Belästigung, Spinnereien, Sumangali, Südindien, Tamil Nadu, Zwangsarbeit

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The state of Tamil Nadu is the largest producer of cotton yarn in India and a global sourcing hub for readymade garments in recent years. The spinning mill industry is of major importance tthe state and tthe national economy. A publication by the Tamil Nadu government claims that India is the world largest cotton yarn producer after China, responsible for a little over one-fifth of yarn production worldwide. 35 t40% of this yarn is produced in Tamil Nadu, which is home tapproximately 1,600 mills employing between 200,000 and 400,000 workers. Approximately 30% of this yarn is used in the export factories in Tamil Nadu, whproduce for brands like C&A, H&M, Marks and Spencer, Primark, Walmart, Zara and a lot of other brands.An unknown share of this yarn is used in other garment hubs in India that produce garments for the export. Yarn produced in Tamil Nadu is alsused for the domestic market and for the production of exported home textiles. Furthermore, a 2012 estimation suggests that over 20% of the production is exported directly tgarment producing countries like Bangladesh and China.Previous SOMand ICN research identified five factories under the Bangladesh Accord for Building and Fire Safety whsource from twspinning mills in Tamil Nadu. Seven if your shirt is not ‘Made in India’, the yarn might be. The India Committee of the Netherlands has worked with SOM(Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations) and with Mondiaal FNV for several years now tdraw attention tthe deplorable working conditions in the Tamil Nadu mills.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2016

Umfang: 11 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

Zielgruppe: Erwachsene

Medien: Hintergrundinformationen

Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download bei indianet.nl

Herausgeber_in: Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO), Action Labor Rights (ALR), Labour Rights Defenders and Promoters (LRDP)

Autor_in: Martje Theuws, Pauline Overeem

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Arbeitsrechtsverletzungen, Arbeitszeiten, Befragung, Einkaufspraktiken, Firmenbefragung, Gewerkschaft, Kinderarbeit, Lohn, Menschenrechtsverletzungen, Myanmar/Burma, Multi Stakeholder Initiativen, Textilindustrie, Textilproduktion

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The garment industry is one of the most labour-intensive manufacturing industries in the world. Clothing companies are constantly on the look-out for production locations that can make clothes quickly and at low costs. Over the past few years, Myanmar has rapidly become a popular sourcing destination for the garment industry – due ta huge pool of cheap labour and favourable import and export tariffs. However, working conditions in this industry are far from acceptable. Labour rights violations are rife. Workers whare bold enough may file complaints or resort topen protests, news of which sometimes finds its way intinternational media. More often, workers toil on in silence. As well as describing the most pressing problems, the authors of this report offer suggestions for constructive ways forward thead off a crisis before it escalates.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2017

Umfang: 139 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

Zielgruppe: Erwachsene

Medien: Hintergrundinformationen

Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download bei somo.nl

Herausgeber_in: Fair Wear Foundation
 
Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Arbeitsrechtsverletzungen, Arbeitszeiten, Kinderarbeit, Lohn, Menschenrechtsverletzungen, Textilindustrie, Textilproduktion, Türkei

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The Syrian conflict may seem distant tfashion companies and consumers, but the war is having a direct impact on the garment sector through its supply chain. A growing number of Syrian children, hired in violation of International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions that prohibit child labour, are used as cheap manpower in Turkish textile factories. Brands that only account for a small percentage of a factory’s production have limited leverage tdemand changes, which is why FWF encourages cooperation between members sourcing from the same suppliers tboost their influence. “If you’re lucky enough tfind other FWF members working with the same manufacturer, this is the best case scenario,” says Sven König. “You can combine corrective efforts and have more leverage, more impact.” Vaude won the 2015 FWF Best Practice award for a joint training project conducted in cooperation with twother companies, Jack Wolfskin and Salewa. Fair Wear Foundation is in favour of working together with other multi stakeholder initiatives like FLA and ETI. Creating an environment in which garment companies can be more honest about the darker sides of the industry and engage constructively with their suppliers would be an important step towards preventing child labour. “We want brands tbe frank and open about it,” says Margreet Vrieling of FWF. “Brands and suppliers must give each other room tdbusiness in a respectful way.”

Erscheinungsjahr: 2017

Umfang: 6 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

Zielgruppe: Erwachsene

Medien: Hintergrundinformationen

Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download bei fairwear.org

Herausgeber_in: Fair Wear Foundation

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Arbeitsrechtsverletzungen, Arbeitszeiten, Gewerkschaft, Lohn, Menschenrechtsverletzungen, Textilindustrie, Textilproduktion, Türkei, EU

Kurzbeschreibung:
The garment industry is Turkey’s second largest industry, and is responsible for a large proportion of Turkey’s total exports. The European Union is the largest purchaser of Turkish garment. Small and medium-sized factories with a wide sub-contractor chain dominate the industry, with the working conditions deteriorating down the supply chain. Therefore, although the industry is familiar with international workplace standards and the audits of international buyers, improvements are still needed in many aspects of labour conditions. The issue of unregistered employment is a growing concern throughout the garment industry. It is estimated that almost 70% of the total workforce in the sector is unregistered. This results in workers whare unable tassert their rights tsocial security, job security, freedom of association and right tcollective bargaining. In addition tunregistered employment, the current regulations in Turkey make unionisation a challenge. Although Turkey has ratified the relevant ILConventions, the country has been criticised by ILand the European Union for not complying with international standards on freedom of association and the right tcollective bargaining. A new Act on Trade Unions and Collective Labour Agreements was adopted and took effect in 2012, but the law continues tbe problematic when it comes tcompliance with ILstandards. The wage level in the garment industry is insufficient tprovide workers with a living wage. Although Turkey has the highest minimum wage among FWF priority countries, the legal minimum wage, which can be considered the industry’s average wage, is approximately 28% of the living wage estimates of local stakeholders.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2017

Umfang: 54 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

Zielgruppe: Erwachsene

Medien: Hintergrundinformationen

Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download bei fairwear.org

Herausgeber_in: Fair Wear Foundation

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Arbeitsrechtsverletzungen, Arbeitszeiten, Gewerkschaft, Indonesien, Lohn, Menschenrechtsverletzungen, Textilindustrie, Textilproduktion

Kurzbeschreibung:
A significant contributor tIndonesia’s large economy, the garment industry is an important employer of women in both the formal and informal sector. Conditions at factories vary considerably, and are generally much worse in medium and small enterprises, which dnot attract the kinds of scrutiny that large suppliers tinternational brands are subjected to. The garment industry in Indonesia has received a great deal of attention from international and local NGOs and trade unions, but much remains tbe done before the standards embedded in FWF Code of Labour Practice are fully met even in the more compliant segments of the sector. In legal terms, Indonesia is highly compliant with ILcore conventions and other important human and labour rights instruments including CEDAW. Like many countries in the region, however, it continues texperience serious problems in terms of implementation of its legal framework. This has led tissues with freedom of association and the right tcollective bargaining; working hours and conditions, including the right of women tbe free of sexual harassment in the workplace; occupational health and safety; and the right ta living wage.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2017

Umfang: 47 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

Zielgruppe: Erwachsene

Medien: Hintergrundinformationen

Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download bei fairwear.org