The European Coalition

The Clean Clothes Campaign European Coalition consists of 138 member and partner organisations in 22 European countries in and outside the European Union. We work closely with many different organisations. Some focus on labour rights in general, others only on the garment industry or footwear and some are also concerned with environmental and sustainability issues.

Our Work

The organisations in the CCC European coalition work towards achieving Living Wages and mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence legislation in Europe and assist European garment workers fighting labour rights violations through our Urgent Appeals. Our work involves educating consumers on the reality of garment and footwear production, mobilising citizens to take action, educating garment workers on their rights, lobbying fashion brands, retailers and governments, and offering direct solidarity support to garment workers fighting for better working conditions.

As many brands are headquartered in Europe, and the European market represents a big share of consumption of garment products, it is particularly important for the CCC network to be active in European public, policy and media spaces to call for the protection of workers rights.

This means for instance engaging with European and national decision-makers to improve the laws regulating companies' operations in their supply-chains; participating in public events such as conferences organised by the United Nations or the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) or connecting with brands to bring their attention to specific issues or cases of labour rights violations in their activities.

The European region also supports global campaigns and local actions in other regions affecting garment and sportswear workers.