Updated supply chain tool from Fair Wair Foundation
The Fair Wear Foundation has launched new tool to help “overcome the obstacles that prevent garment workers from earning a living wage”.
The Living Wage Portal offers examples of brands working with factories towards living wages - like FWF member Switcher, which set aside an amount per garment for Chinese workers at one of its suppliers. The platform offers insights from Oxfam and IndustriALL, considerations for living wage implementation, access to tools and voices from workers and local stakeholders.
The Living Wage Portal is aimed at brands in the garment industry. “No single actor – worker, union, factory, brand, government, consumer – alone has the power to ‘just’ pay higher wages, in any sustainable way. Collaboration is the key,” said FWF.
“There is no excuse for waiting: this portal shows that there are steps towards paying living wages that the industry can take,” said FWF director Erica van Doorn. “FWF hopes that all actors in the industry will be inspired by the solutions and the experiences discussed on the portal and will continue to add new examples for others to learn from.”
Fair Wear Foundation, based in the Netherlands, represents over 100 brands in eight European countries.
