Coordinator of Clean Clothes Campaign Norway. Special Advisor in Future In Our Hands. Support garment workers struggle for a living wage & decent conditions.
Next week, we will commemorate the Rana Plaza collapse: the man-made tragedy in which 1,138 workers were killed & many more injured. 11 years on, progress has been made to make factories safer, but many root causes of the tragedy remain unaddressed. https://t.co/V7BkV3AF2h 🧵
Clean Clothes Campaign has called out global fashion brands for allegedly failing to protect Bangladesh garment workers who are said to be facing criminal charges for engaging in 2023's higher minimum wage protests.
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⛓️ In the EU, it matters how products are made!
Ambassadors just confirmed the Corporate sustainability due diligence directive (#CSDDD)!
💚 It fosters sustainable & responsible corporate behaviour, anchors human rights & environmental considerations for companies' operations.
🎉The #EU#ForcedLabourRegulation is one step closer, having passed the European Council vote this morning.
This brings us closer to the adoption of this crucial law, marking a significant milestone for human rights worldwide ⬇️
Solidarity with these garment workers, resisting brutal union busting in Sri Lanka. The companies that sell the clothes they make, like Dillards and SuperDry, should ensure these workers make a living wage!
Potassium permanganate bleaching and the harmful effects it has on worker health and the environment are the focus of a new report by @cleanclothes Turkey https://t.co/IVBSrN1Ax2
Last week, the @EUCouncil failed to secure a majority for the #CSDDD
BUT all is not lost.
Today, we joined the Embassy tour, putting pressure on key EU capitals to reach an agreement within the next crucial days.
16,000 people have already told @Bundeskanzler to vote YES to the EU #DueDiligence law.
Germany must not enable human rights violations and environmental crimes!
#CSDDD
Sign + share the petition: https://t.co/L31jLVqQ8v
🚨We want our EU directive on due diligence NOW🚨Tomorrow, EU Member States will vote for final adoption of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. Unions have long been calling for mandatory due diligence rules to secure workers’ rights along the supply chains. 1/2
A new report on the garment industry in Pakistan found that
➡️ 97% of surveyed workers didn't having written contracts
➡️ 28% were not paid the legal minimum wage
➡️ 64% of respondents were not covered by social security
➡️ 73% of reported there were no active trade unions
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We mourn the loss of 112 lives and the hundreds of injured workers due to the tragic (and preventable) fire at TFL. We demand to held accountable the responsibles, stop impunity and injustice to these workers #Tazreenfireneveragain#signtheaccord@bcws1@bgiwf@cleanclothes
Students across the US are mobilising to hold @Nike to account. The company owes at least over 2 million USD in wages and severance to workers in its supply chain, including to the Violet Apparel workers in Cambodia. https://t.co/iwKhgfZc0Q #PayYourWorkers
'Brand managers involved in overseeing purchasing and ethical operations have a choice.' Yes! They can continue hiding behind empty statements, or they can increase the prices they pay for their orders and allow wages to be raised to a decent level! https://t.co/JqGIy0zQzQ
Standing wth Bangladeshi workers for fair wages at 23k takas, @HBWWF @NTUF condemns government brutality. Murder & kidnapping workers demanding their rights are unacceptable. Amplify voices, demand justice, fair wages, and protect workers' rights. United, we stand!
Eleven years ago, over 250 #garmentworkers died in a fire at the Ali Enterprises factory in #Pakistan. The anniversary is a sobering reminder of the need to fight for workers' right to safe workplaces.
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