Nations, institutions urged to protect garment workers

27 Apr '20

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Pic: Solidaridad

A group of organisations working on responsible business conduct in the garment industry has urged governments and multilateral institutions for action to protect garment workers and offered guidance on how brands can respect the rights and livelihoods of workers during the COVID-19 crisis. Factories must ensure timely payment of salaries to workers, it said.

The organisations include the Solidaridad network, the Sustainable Trade Initiative, the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles, the Ethical Trading Initiative, Ethical Trade Norway and the Fair Labour Association.

The group called upon brands, retailers, suppliers, governments, trade unions, industry associations, civil society and multilateral organisations to work together to enable factories to maintain employment relationships and make changes in the workplace in order to protect the health of garment workers, according to a press release issued by one of the participating organisations.

The group looks forward to the results of the dialogue among global social partners that will likely set out priorities and commitments for joint industry action to respond to the pandemic. It plans to align each other and other key stakeholders to implement the priorities.

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