Fact Sheet: OECD complaint against Nike by 20 Garment Sector Unions, AFWA, GLJ-ILRF
Twenty garment sector unions, Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) and Global Labor Justice - International Labor Rights Forum (GLJ-ILRF) filed a complaint to the US National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Responsible Business Conduct at the US State Department, alleging breaches of the OECD Guidelines by multinational enterprise Nike.
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Fact Sheet: The Dindigul Agreement to End Gender-Based Violence and Harassment
In April 2022, a set of interlocking agreements were signed between factories, fashion companies, the women-led Indian union Tamil Nadu Textile and Common Labour Union (TTCU), Asia Floor Wage Alliance and Global Labor Justice - International Labor Rights Forum to create an enforceable and binding agreement called the Dindigul Agreement to eliminate caste and gender-based violence and harassment.
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TTCU, AFWA, GLJ-ILRF and Eastman Exports Make Joint Statement after Natchi Apparels US Import Ban Lifted
An unprecedented collaboration between apparel manufacturer Eastman Exports and labour stakeholders TTCU, AFWA and GLJ-ILRF led to the historic reversal of a decision by the US government, thereby protecting both businesses and thousands of jobs for women workers.
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Statement on Toxic Gas Leak Leading to Hospitalization of Hundreds of Workers at Brandix’s Manufacturing Unit in Andhra Pradesh, India
AFWA Sri Lanka and AFWA India released a statement condemning multi-national garment manufacturer Brandix after a toxic gas leak left hundreds of workers in Andhra Pradesh, India, hospitalised. This comes months after a COVID-19 super-spreader event by Brandix Lanka infected over 1,000 workers in 2020.
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