Brands’ Responsibility in COVID-19 Humanitarian Crisis: Contribute to Garment Workers’ Relief
AFWA has been working with its trade union partners in Asia to provide relief to workers, to understand the immediate needs facing workers, and to formulate a demand to fashion brands who must take responsibility for workers’ financial welfare at a time of tremendous wage loss. Through consultation with trade unions, AFWA has evolved a concrete set of demands for brands.
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AFWA Statement on Garment Worker’s Demands in the face of the COVID-19 Crisis
AFWA released a statement on Garment Workers’ Demands in the face of COVID-19 Crisis. The statement looks into the responses of Global Supply Chain Production Countries to COVID-19 Crisis and also provides a charter of demands from garment workers, to the government, brands, and suppliers.
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Public Statement on Deaths of Garment Workers in Nandan Denim Factory | Gujarat, India
AFWA released a statement on the death of garment workers due to a fire at the Nandan Garment Factory, in Gujarat, India. Nandan Denim supplies jeans, denim, and other garments to more than 20 global brands including U.S. companies such as Target, Ann Taylor, Mango, and Wrangler.
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AFWA Position on ACT: Analysis of ACT (IndustriALL MOU with Garment Brands)
In September 2019, brands who are members of the ACT living wage initiative adopted a joint due diligence framework to ensure their purchasing practices facilitate the payment of a living wage, as set out in the ACT Memorandum of Understanding. The AFWA Position on ACT offers AFWA’s assessment of the limitations of this initiative in truly delivering on its aim of achieving living wages.
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