Updates

Tool for the campaign to end gender-based violence at work (Solidarity Center)

Nov 25, 2020 —

Wages and gender-based violence: Exploring the connections between economic exploitation and violence against women workers

Nov 24, 2020 —

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Clean Clothes Campaign position paper on transparency (October 2020)

Oct 16, 2020 —

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"Out of the Shadows: A spotlight on exploitation in the fashion Industry"

Oct 9, 2020 —

Photo: Kristof Vadino

In September, the Clean Clothes Campaign published the report Out of the Shadows: A spotlight on exploitation in the fashion industry, which brings together data from the Fashion Checker tool tracking which brands have committed to pay a living wage and have followed through on that commitment.

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Global network of labour rights and union organizations calls on brands to guarantee garment workers receive full pay

Oct 2, 2020 —

On June 1, the Clean Clothes Campaign, in which MSN is an active member, launched a campaign calling on global garment and footwear brands to guarantee workers in their supply chains are paid their full salaries during the COVID crisis. The wage payment demand is central to the global network's broader call that brands, retailers, governments and other stakeholders work together to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on workers and, moving forward, to ensure that workers receive living wages and a social safety net.

Garment workers on poverty pay are left without billions of their wages during pandemic

Oct 1, 2020 —

Image: Clean Clothes Campaign

Millions of garment workers around the world have not received their regular wages, or have not been paid at all since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, reveals a new report launched today by Clean Clothes Campaign.

The report, "Un(der)paid in the pandemic,” analyzes nonpayment and underpayment of wages to garment workers during the months of March, April and May resulting from order cancellations by apparel brands, unpaid leave imposed on workers by employers, and state-sanctioned wage cuts during the Covid-19 crisis.