Oversight Committee Statement on the Progress During the First Year After the Signing of The Dindigul Agreement
A statement by the Oversight Committee of the Dindigul Agreement, of which signatory fashion brands are also members, on their continued support one year after their signing on and their continued commitment to the agreement.
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38 Garment Unions Call on European Unions to Support the ECI on Living Wages - Good Clothes, Fair Pay
Asian and African trade unions are calling on European trade unions to support the Good Clothes, Fair Pay campaign. This initiative calls on the European Commission to implement specific legislation that would require garment brands & retailers importing into the EU market to put in place, implement, monitor, and publicly disclose a time-bound and target-bound plan to close the gap between actual and living wages.
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Joint Statement from Sri Lanka Workers Unions and Organizations on the Removal of Unions from the National Labour Advisory Council
Labour unions and organisations, represented by the AFWA - Sri Lanka, strongly condemn the actions of the NLAC, which has resulted in the removal of independent trade unions and the only woman worker representation within the body.
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May Day 2023: Garment Workers Demand Corporate Accountability
This May Day, Asia Floor Wage Alliance reaffirms our commitment to continue to fight for living wages, gender justice and supply chain regulation for the well-being of garment workers in Asia.
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AFWA Bangladesh Supports Trade Unions' Demand for a Minimum Wage Hike
Bangladesh conducted its last minimum wage negotiations in 2018. Five years on, Bangladeshi garment workers are barely making ends meet. This year, Asia Floor Wage Alliance Bangladesh is supporting the demand of trade unions of the ready-made garments (RMG) sector to increase the minimum wage for garment workers in Bangladesh.
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