Publications

Made in Myanmar - Entrenched poverty or decent jobs for garment workers?

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Asia Garment Hub | May 04, 2023

“Paying for a Bus Ticket and Expecting to Fly” How Apparel Brand Purchasing Practices Drive Labor Abuses

How Apparel Brand Purchasing Practices Drive Labor Abuses

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Asia Garment Hub | May 04, 2023

Fixing Fashion Follow Up call for evidence on fashion sustainability and working conditions in UK garment industry

This is Transform Trade's (under its former name Traidcraft Exchange) submission to the UK Parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee.

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Asia Garment Hub | May 04, 2023

Impact of global clothing retailer's unfair practices on Bangladesh suppliers during COVID-19

This research investigated the impact of global fashion retailers and brands unfair practices on Bangladeshi suppliers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Research in 2020-21 on the impact of Covid-19 on garment workers in Bangladesh found that workers, particularly women workers,...

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Asia Garment Hub | May 04, 2023

Fair Purchasing Practices and Barriers in EU SME Garment Supply Chains

This study provides a review of unfair trading practices (UTPs) in textile supply chains and presents a case study analysis of emerging best practices in terms of companies that are implementing fair purchasing practices. The main focus of the study is on small and medium-sized...

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Asia Garment Hub | May 16, 2023

Asia Floor Wage Alliance’s Step-by-Step Approach to Prevent Gender Based Violence at Production Lines in Garment Supplier Factories

This Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) Approaches Brief presents a step-by-step strategy for preventing gender based violence perpetrated on garment production lines. The principles and approaches that follow are rooted in ten years of organising by AFWA, including establishment of...

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Asia Garment Hub | May 17, 2023

Factsheet: At a Glance Responsible Business Hub

The RBH is a service help desk for local businesses. It provides tailor-made, free of charge information and advisory services around sustainability and due diligence risk management which will ultimately link the gap between the national and international level actors in the...

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Asia Garment Hub | May 23, 2023

Best of Bangladesh Expo

The Best of Bangladesh will open the doors to international buyers, business partners, politicians, the art cognoscenti, press and the local community in Amsterdam, showcasing the best of what the Bangladesh industries and the Bangla culture have to offer, with a focus on...

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GIZ FABRIC Asia | June 29, 2023

UNEP &UN Climate Change: Sustainable fashion communication playbook

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Asia Garment Hub | July 03, 2023

Dindigul Agreement - 1 year progress report

ABOUT THE AUTHORS Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) is an Asian labor-led global alliance of labor and social movement organizations for addressing poverty-level wages, gender discrimination, and freedom of association in global garment production networks. Tamil Nadu Textile...

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GIZ FABRIC Asia | July 04, 2023