The Clean Clothes Campaign European Coalition is one of the four regional coalitions in the global network. There are 127 organisations – trade unions, consumer organisations, women’s rights and worker rights organisations as well as other civil society organisations and associates – in 26 European countries. In 14 countries they are organised in national coalitions.
In Europe, many garment brands are headquartered and a significant part of the global production of garments land in the European market. But there is also production in Europe, both within EU and in neighbouring countries, and, as in other parts of the work, they face violations of their rights on a daily basis.
As a part of the global network, the organisations in the European Coalition collaborate with organisations in other parts of the world to improve the labour conditions of workers. This involves research, campaigning to raise awareness and mobilise consumers, advocacy work towards and public pressure on brands, lobbying national, EU and international policy makers, and more.
Main priorities in the CCC European Coalition are living wage, health and safety, just transition and legislation and binding agreements on human rights due diligence.
In production countries, CCC investigates the conditions of garment workers to report on their reality and supports garment workers directly. A big achievement of the European Production Focus Group was the development and launch of the European Floor Wage Benchmark, the first credible methodology for calculating a living wage for garment workers in East and South-East Europe. Another achievement is the advocacy work of the CCC, among others, EU-based organisations, to influence the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and keep it strong and with a focus on workers’ rights. In 2024, CCCs in the European Coalition took part in marking the first global Living Wage Action Day, which serves to remind the world that living wages remain a crucial aim for workers, even more so as we face the consequences of the ecological and climate crisis.
