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Nike signs agreement to cooperate with WRC factory inspections (September 2017)

Sep 8, 2017 —

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On August 30, Georgetown University and Nike announced they had signed a new licensing agreement that will give the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) access to conduct inspections of working conditions in Nike supplier factories producing university-licensed products.

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Unicef: The Apparel and Footwear Sector and children in Vietnam (2017)

Sep 6, 2017 —

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ODI: Women's work: Mothers children and the global childcare crisis (March 2016)

Sep 5, 2017 —

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Follow the Thread: The Need for Supply Chain Transparency in the Garment and Footwear Industry (April 2017)

Sep 5, 2017 —

Report reveals that while 17 leading international apparel and footwear brands are or will meet minimum standards for supply chain transparency by the end of 2017, other major brands and retailers still have a lot of catching up to do.

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Aljazeera: Nafta - How 'ghost' unions exploit workers in Mexico (September 2017)

Sep 5, 2017 —

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MSN's Freedom of Association in Mexico Tool Kit (2014)

The right of workers to freely associate and the right to bargain collectively on the terms and conditions of their employment are fundamental human rights enshrined in International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions and United Nations (UN) declaractions. These fundamental principles are reflected in the codes of conduct of most leading apparel brands.

What Should Brands Do?

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IDB: Cashing in on education - women, childcare, and prosperity in Latin America and the Caribbean (2016)

Sep 4, 2017 —

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IFC: Caring about employer-supported childcare (2016)

Aug 30, 2017 —

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ILO: Workplace Solutions for Childcare (2010)

Aug 30, 2017 —

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Factory boiler explosion shows need to expand Accord inspections (August 2017)

Aug 7, 2017 —

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A July 3 boiler explosion at the Multifabs Ltd. garment factory in Bangladesh has reinforced the need to expand the scope of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety to include boiler safety inspections. The deadly explosion killed at least 13 workers and injured dozens more.

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