Phnom Penh Declaration: AFWA Kicks off Phase II | 2018
Asia Floor Wage Alliance met in 2018 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to kick off the second phase of its work — after completion of the first phase of ten years. This declaration focuses on the main outcomes of this meeting. It discusses the challenges facing Asian garment unions, gender-based violence in industrial relations in global supply chains and AFWA’s Structure for Phase II of implementation.
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Guiding Principles for Asia Floor Wage Pilot Projects | 2010
Asia Floor Wage Alliance has released Guiding Principles to conduct pilot projects in supplier factories on living wage, with buyers and multi-stakeholder initiatives, in order to practically test the implementation of the Asia Floor Wage.
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Asia Floor Wage and Gender Public Launch | 2009
The garment industry has historically been and continues to be, one of the most female-dominated industries in the world. It has the potential to lift millions of women and men out of poverty worldwide and can advance gender equality. Asia Floor Wage released this statement at the event of the launch of its Gender program in 2009, stating that this could only happen if the industry ensured decent jobs where a minimum living wage was provided.
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AFWA Public Launch Decision | Statement at Hong Kong, 2008
AFWA transitioned from an internal phase to an externally-oriented phase in 2008, moving the campaign for an Asian floor wage for garment workers to a public launch the next year. This was decided at AFWA's Hong Kong meeting in October 2008 and this statement was released.
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