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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Position Statement of Asia Floor Wage Alliance at Dhaka
This statement explains the concept of Asia Floor Wage and the need for it, as discussed in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It can be used by AFWA partners to discuss the Asia Floor Wage concept with other allies. It also provides principles for conducting the Asia Floor Wage campaign for putting in place a living wage for garment workers.
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