Production country
Romania
Romania, an EU member since 2007, has ratified core ILO Conventions, but progress on social dialogue remains limited. Key risks include low wages, discrimination, and weak access to remediation. As a growing destination for migrant and refugee workers, gaps in protection and uneven enforcement increase vulnerabilities for these groups.
Romania is a European Union (EU) member state since 2007. The country has ratified the Core International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions, which Fair Wear’s Code of Labour Practices are based on. In practice, however, progress on social dialogue remains limited. Most of the country risks are related to living wages, discrimination and inadequate access to remediation. The country is also a significant destination for migrants and refugees, adding complexity to the labour landscape and making attention to vulnerable worker groups especially important.
Attractive sourcing option for EU garment and footwear brands due to short delivery time
Over 220,000 estimated garment workers
41
Factories Fair Wear members source from
18
Fair Wear member brands sourcing from the country
What Fair Wear is doing
How we work locally with partners to address risks and improve working conditions.
Due diligence requires companies to know what is happening in their supply chain. In Romania, Fair Wear collaborates with local stakeholders to offer custom HREDD facilitation support to companies, such as verification activities.
Insight only creates change when you act on it. Fair Wear equips brands with a set of established training modules to raise awareness, address root causes and implement mechanisms for prevention, mitigation and remediation. In Romania, companies can request the Fair Wear Onboarding Training for suppliers and workers, which focuses on awareness-raising on workers' rights and support for social dialogue between workers and management. The Fair Wear Fair Price support visit offers hands-on support with implementation of the Fair Price app, a practical tool for estimating labour costs and building fact-based pricing conversations with suppliers. Moreover, companies can request custom HREDD-related training.
Staying ahead of risks means knowing about them before they escalate. Fair Wear's grievance mechanism is available in Romanian, ensuring workers can raise concerns in their own language. The mechanism provides an accessible, confidential channel, with findings feeding into Fair Wear's work with brands and suppliers to address root causes.
Fair Wear brings the right people to the table in Romania through our extensive stakeholder network. We collaborate with local organisations, bringing together industry and worker representation to advance working conditions and strengthen social dialogue across the sector.