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Briefing: Cambodia Household Consumption Survey Findings 2026
This briefing highlights Cambodian garment workers' financial lives, focusing on the gap between individual earnings and household costs. Conducted by various trade unions affiliated with Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA), the research reveals that a typical worker’s monthly income of US$300 covers only 60% of their family's total expenditure. Most households surveyed depend on multiple earners to survive, yet 75% remain burdened by debt while consuming an average of 1,985 calories per person daily. The data highlights how families prioritise basic consumables and housing over education, with many workers relying on overtime and bonuses to make ends meet. Ultimately, the report serves as an empirical foundation for future wage negotiations, arguing that current pay levels may not fully support an adequate standard of living.
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Towards Gender Equality In Garment Supply Chains: Advancing The ILO’s Transformative Agenda In The Asian Garment Sector
This briefing highlights decent work deficits in gender-segregated garment supply chains, freedom of association violations as a root cause of gender inequality in the workplace, Enforceable Brand Agreements (EBAs) as a model to create the conditions for cross-border social dialogue addressing gender discrimination and freedom of association violations and recommendations to the ILO and constituents on integrating EBAs into strategies to advance gender equality in global supply chains.
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The Dindigul Agreement to End Gender-based Violence and Harassment: Has it Worked?
This comprehensive report confirms the Dindigul Agreement successfully met its objectives in preventing, remediating, and eliminating gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH). By centering Freedom of Association (FOA), the agreement established mature industrial relations between the union, Tamil Nadu Textile and Common Labour Union (TTCU), and management at Natchi Apparels and Eastman Spinning Mills.
The report demonstrates that this success is built on its multi-tiered, survivor-centred grievance mechanism. Central to this are the Worker Shop Floor Monitors, who identify and prevent harassment on the production lines before it can escalate into more severe forms of GBVH. This is reinforced by regular dialogue between the union and management, which ensures that grievances are resolved quickly – often within a single week. The framework redefines workers’ safety and dignity as a contractual requirement that serves as a model for the global garment industry.
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