For Brands
Guidance for Use of the Fair Wear Labour and Minute and Product Costing Calculator
Fair Wear’s Labour Minute Costing Calculators allow brands and factories to ring-fence the labour cost based on a transparent methodology for costing/pricing of goods. These costing calculators have been adapted to take into account the impact of Covid-19. The adaptation to the...
Fair Wear Foundation
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January 13, 2022
Labour Minute Costing Calculators
Fair Wear’s Labour Minute Costing Calculators allow brands and factories to ring-fence the labour cost based on a transparent methodology for costing/pricing of goods.
Fair Wear Foundation
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January 13, 2022
Brand supplier conversation framework
This proposed brand-supplier conversation framework helps facilitate ideas for an open, transparent conversation with suppliers – in order to collect the wage/job loss data brands require.
Fair Wear Foundation
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January 13, 2022
A quick reference tool – in the event brands are unable to avoid cancelling an order
Brands are responsible for the business agreements they make. If a change happens on the brand’s end, it is responsible for covering the costs associated with that alteration. While supplier relationships differ, here are some thoughts on the minimum costs your brand should cover...
Fair Wear Foundation
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January 13, 2022
Indonesia Country Study 2021
The Indonesian garment industry faced a challenging year in 2021. The excess of COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the turbulent labour regulatory changes due to the enactment of Law Number 11 of 2020 on Job Creation Law has caused notable impact for this sector. To address these...
Fair Wear Foundation
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August 10, 2022
ILO and BGMEA join hands to continue safety momentum in RMG sector
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) have joined hands in a bid to continue the momentum of workplace safety in the garment industry of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA)
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January 28, 2022
International Women’s Day 2022: Investing in care for all
The ILO celebrates this year’s International Women’s Day by advocating for large-scale investments in a package of transformative care leave and services that benefit workers, children, families, businesses, societies and the planet.
International Labour Organization (ILO)
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March 04, 2022
Remake Transparency Report
The climate crisis is here. The pandemic’s ravaging impact on fashion workers is pulling back the veil on inequalities at the heart of fashion. The industry’s systemic racism is coming more sharply into focus. Moreover, our understanding of sustainability, planetary limits and...
Remake
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February 24, 2022
2021 Remake Fashion Accountability Report
Remake has updated its approach to holding the industry to account. In writing this report, we relied on the expertise of labor rights organizations; professors of human rights, employment, fashion and law; and experts in the fields of sustainability, environmental justice and...
Remake
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February 28, 2022
Fabric Waste Streams Mapping
A practical and in-depth overview about post-industrial fabric waste in the Cambodia Garment Sector. This report maps the various streams where this waste ends up and looks at attempts and solutions that try to address the problem.
Massimiliano Tropeano
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August 30, 2021
Designing and facilitating conversations that matter
Establishing dialogue structures at the workplace is a fundamental stepping stone to achieving better working conditions. Sharing this vision, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Tchibo initiated a joint two-year project on Social Dialogue in Myanmar in close...
GIZ FABRIC Asia
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June 15, 2022
RMG exporters face fresh pressure as buyers seek discounts
International clothing retailers and brands are demanding up to 5 per cent discounts from Bangladesh's apparel exporters, adding another challenge for the suppliers who are already grappling with multiple issues amid volatile global economic scenario.
Asia Garment Hub
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May 11, 2023
It’s Not You, It’s ‘Re’: why some circular fashion businesses struggle to succeed
There are devastating break-ups going on in the fashion resale and repair sectors right now. It’s just not working out for many of the resale and repair sites that exploded onto the market in recent years. It’s difficult to make money, investors are getting the ick and becoming...
Asia Garment Hub
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May 11, 2023
Makers of High Fashion, Karnataka's Skilled Garment Workers Are Cheated of Fair Wages
Elections do not excite them as successive governments have robbed them of a chance to make a good living. While many have left this line of work, companies do not care as they can always find replacements among migrants.
Asia Garment Hub
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May 11, 2023
Upcycling method turns textile trash to functional coatings
In an effort to make textiles more sustainable, a new method allows researchers to break old clothing down chemically and reuse polyester compounds to create fire resistant, anti-bacterial or wrinkle-free coatings that could then be applied to clothes and fabrics.
Asia Garment Hub
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May 11, 2023
Parliament backs new rules for sustainable, durable products and no greenwashing
On Thursday, MEPs backed draft legislation to improve product labelling and durability and to put a stop to misleading claims.
Asia Garment Hub
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May 15, 2023
Recycled and organic cotton denim gain market share
The denim industry is hard at work greening its supply chain, but one of the ways it’s cleaning up its act is currently dominating at retail. In-stock denim options incorporating recycled content have increased 28 percent in the U.K. and 18 percent in the U.S. year-over-year,...
Asia Garment Hub
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May 15, 2023
9 Cambodian unions call on adidas to pay workers
In Cambodia 9 unions came together to protest at an Adidas store and offered a letter to store management.
Asia Garment Hub
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May 15, 2023