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Labour standards
The core of this code is made up from eight labour standards derived from ILO Conventions and the UN’s Declaration on Human Rights
Projects
Fair Wear Foundation has developed several tools to improve labour conditions in garment factories. These projects have their own websites.
Women's safety at work
The Women’s Safety at Work portal is an online platform. FWF uses data from projects in countries like Bangladesh and India to identify key risks that affect women garment workers and that can lead to workplace violence. The platform also covers measures that can help improve women’s working conditions, like the training of top management or the creation of anti-harassment committees.
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Living Wage Portal
Why do living wages still seem an impossible dream for most garment workers? FWF works to uncover and overcome the many obstacles that prevent garment workers from earning a living wage and to find lasting real-world solutions. The Living Wage Portal offers real-life examples of brands working with factories towards living wages. The platform also offers insights from experts, access to tools, and voices from workers and local stakeholders.
Factory Guide
The Factory Guide is an accessible and attractive online training tool for factory managers. The guide explains how labour standards work in practice and what to expect from FWF audits. By clarifying FWF’s vision on supply-chain relationships, complaints handling and trainings, it aims to engage factory managers in the work of FWF. Graphics, videos and quizzes add a fun factor to serious matters.
Fair Wear Foundation operates worldwide.
FWF around the world
The majority of FWF’s work focuses on eleven priority countries: Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China, India, Indonesia, Macedonia, Myanmar, Romania, Tunisia, Turkey, and Vietnam.
FWF is active in country
FWF member brand sources in country
Complaints in country
FWF projects in country
Data is obtained from Brand Performance Checks and may not reflect the most current situation
Bangladesh
The Ready-Made Garment (RMG) industry in Bangladesh has experienced... more
Fair Wear is active in Bangladesh
225 factories work with FWF members
18 FWF members source in Bangladesh
69 complaints
1 FWF projects
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fair Wear is not active in Bosnia and Herzegovina
9 factories work with FWF members
8 FWF members source in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Czech Republic
Fair Wear is not active in Czech Republic
12 factories work with FWF members
6 FWF members source in Czech Republic
Lao People´s Democratic Republic
Fair Wear is not active in Lao People´s Democratic Republic
2 factories work with FWF members
2 FWF members source in Lao People´s Democratic Republic
Madagascar
Fair Wear is not active in Madagascar
1 factories work with FWF members
1 FWF members source in Madagascar
Netherlands
Fair Wear is not active in Netherlands
6 factories work with FWF members
6 FWF members source in Netherlands
4 complaints
New Zealand
Fair Wear is not active in New Zealand
1 factories work with FWF members
1 FWF members source in New Zealand
Philippines
Fair Wear is not active in Philippines
3 factories work with FWF members
3 FWF members source in Philippines
Republic of Korea
Fair Wear is not active in Republic of Korea
4 factories work with FWF members
4 FWF members source in Republic of Korea
Russian Federation
Fair Wear is not active in Russian Federation
1 factories work with FWF members
1 FWF members source in Russian Federation
Switzerland
Fair Wear is not active in Switzerland
7 factories work with FWF members
4 FWF members source in Switzerland
United Arab Emirates
Fair Wear is not active in United Arab Emirates
2 factories work with FWF members
2 FWF members source in United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Fair Wear is not active in United Kingdom
2 factories work with FWF members
2 FWF members source in United Kingdom
United States
Fair Wear is not active in United States
1 factories work with FWF members
1 FWF members source in United States
FWF Brands
FWF member brands strive to improve labour conditions where their garments are produced.
Resources
Bangladesh Country Study 2016
Bangladesh Country Study 2016
Read more about the current situation in the garment industry in Bangladesh in the latest FWF Country Study.
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Turkey Country Study 2016
Turkey Country Study 2016
The garment industry is Turkey’s second largest industry, and is responsible for a large proportion of Turkey’s total date: