Amplifying worker voices in the garment and sportswear industry
The European Union and the Bangladesh garment industry: the failure of the Sustainability Compact[October 2017] In this white paper released in October 2017 and sent to the European Commission, Clean Clothes Campaign, the International Trade Union Confederation, the European Trade Union Confederation, IndustriALL Global Union and UNI Global Union provide clear evidence that, despite signing a “Sustainability Compact” with the European Union four years ago, the Government of Bangladesh remains in violation of this Compact, failing to make vital reforms required to ensure its garment industry complies with core international labour standards. In light of this new evidence, the authors renew their calls to the European Commission to make good on its promise to launch a trade investigation into Bangladesh as a result of its government’s continued failure to make urgently needed reforms to the law and practice governing trade union rights in the country’s Ready Made Garment industry.https://cleanclothes.org/file-repository/resources-publications-the-european-union-and-the-bangladesh-garment-industry-the-failure-of-the-sustainability-compact/viewhttps://cleanclothes.org/file-repository/resources-publications-the-european-union-and-the-bangladesh-garment-industry-the-failure-of-the-sustainability-compact/@@images/image
The European Union and the Bangladesh garment industry: the failure of the Sustainability Compact
[October 2017] In this white paper released in October 2017 and sent to the European Commission, Clean Clothes Campaign, the International Trade Union Confederation, the European Trade Union Confederation, IndustriALL Global Union and UNI Global Union provide clear evidence that, despite signing a “Sustainability Compact” with the European Union four years ago, the Government of Bangladesh remains in violation of this Compact, failing to make vital reforms required to ensure its garment industry complies with core international labour standards. In light of this new evidence, the authors renew their calls to the European Commission to make good on its promise to launch a trade investigation into Bangladesh as a result of its government’s continued failure to make urgently needed reforms to the law and practice governing trade union rights in the country’s Ready Made Garment industry.
