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GECA releases new standard to address textiles issues
12 Jun '14
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-Workers’ rights – with increased awareness surrounding the poor working conditions of many textile workers, more people are demanding to know where their textiles originated. Along with fair pay, safe working conditions and equal opportunity requirements, GECA’s standard requires licensees to show awareness and/or compliance with International Labour Organisation Conventions regarding forced labour and worker exploitation.
The standard was developed incorporating feedback from industry, stakeholders and the general public. It replaces GECA’s previous Textiles standard.
Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) runs Australia's only independent, not-for-profit, multi-sector ecolabelling program and is the only Australian member of the Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN). It develops standards against which products can be independently audited by GECA’s JAS-ANZ accredited conformity assessment bodies. Its standards are developed following ISO 14024 principles for global best practice in ecolabelling.
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