Herausgeber*in: Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte

Autor*in: Jan-Christian Niebank

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Bekleidungsindustrie, Due Diligence, Gesundheit, Gewerkschaften, Lieferkette, Löhne, Menschenrechte, Textilindustrie, Verbesserungsvorschläge, Zwangsarbeit

Kurzbeschreibung:

The garment industry is an important economic growth engine for the Asia-Pacific region. It is also an industry with a rather poor human rights track record. This study seeks to take stock of developments in the global garment industry. It does so by analysing structural market characteristics and pressing human rights issues as well as existing instruments and initiatives. Specific attention is paid to the role of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) and to development policies in the global North. Analytically, the investigation is guided by the framework of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP). Important input for the study was obtained at a joint workshop held by the German Institute for Human Rights and the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF) in Bangkok in January 2017 at which NHRI representatives from Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, and Thailand shared their expertise on human rights issues in the garment industry and discussed the challenges their NHRIs are facing.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2018

Sprache: Englisch

Umfang: 78 Seiten

Zielgruppe: Studierende, Dozierende

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Herausgeber: Clean Clothes Campaign & Community Legal Education Centre

Author: Jeroen Merk

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Kambodscha, Initiativen, Verbesserung, Fortschritte, Mangel, Verbesserungsvorschläge, Perspektiven

Kurzbeschreibung: Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) is a monitoring program initiated by the ILO. It seeks to promote decent working conditions in the Cambodian garment industry.

This report by Clean Clothes Campaign and Community Legal Education Center assesses the achievements and limitations of the BFC project. It concludes that while the program has its strengths, working conditions are still very poor. The report formulates recommendations around six areas where the BFC program could be improved.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2012

Umfang: 38 Seiten

Zielgruppe: Erwachsene

Sprache: Englisch

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