Six organisations to work with Dutch ministry to make garment industry fairer
02/06/2020
Fair Wear Foundation will be the lead organisation in the Stitch group. One of its directors, Alexander Kohnstamm, said the aim is to bring about an industry in which fair prices and decent wages are the norm.
He said: “The crisis we’re in now exposes how vulnerable garment workers are. Most of them do not earn enough to sustain their families and lack any kind of safety net. We’re delighted that the Dutch government values the work we’re doing and shares the sense of urgency to create a true breakthrough for workers’ rights.”
Stitch will work with European garment brands, trade unions in garment-producing countries and labour rights organisations on collective bargaining to influence higher wages and workplaces that are free from harassment.
The other organisations that make up Stitch as the Ethical Trading Initiative, the Centre for Development and Integration in Vietnam (CDI), labour organisation Cividep India and Dutch trade unions CNV Internationaal and Mondiaal FNV.
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