Statement by the Garment Workers Alliance Supporting Bangladeshi Workers’ Demand for a Minimum Wage of Tk 23,000
We, as the Garment Workers Alliance, Bangladesh, representing a strong coalition of 15 trade unions, are committed to championing the well-being and rights of garment workers in Bangladesh. We emphatically demand the immediate establishment of a minimum wage of Tk 23,000 (USD 209) for our garment workers.
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Joint Statement by Cambodian Garment Worker Unions on Minimum Wage Increase in 2024
A joint statement by 12 garment worker unions and national and international civil society organisations, including Asia Floor Wage Alliance, expressing their disappointment over the newly declared minimum wage for garment workers in Cambodia for the year 2024. The new minimum wage $204 is far less than the demand of $213 that workers and unions were asking.
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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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