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BLOG - It Is Time for the Next Binding Agreement
After the Rana Plaza collapse, the Accord has that a binding agreement between brands and trade unions has the capacity to tackle a longstanding problem, improve the lives of workers, while being cost-effective for brands. The time has now come for the next binding agreement to address another longstanding problem: wage and severance theft.
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On International Migrants Day, justifications for migrant worker abuse in Nike’s supply chain put migrant rights under threat
Shortly before today’s International Migrants Day, a new report about a case of wage theft at the Hong Seng Knitting factory in Thailand gives the company’s buyer, Nike, new excuses to ignore the rights of the factory’s mostly Burmese migrant workforce.
Screening guide Adidas Owns the Reality
Prankster activists the Yes Men performed an elaborate hoax to improve conditions for garment workers in the Adidas supply chain. Staging a shocking runway show at Berlin Fashion Week in January 2023, they use humour and mischief to make the world pay attention to labour and environmental abuses that the massive sportswear brand is trying to hide. This 2024 short documentary shows the background story of why the Yes Men partnered with the Pay Your Workers coalition to urge adidas to take action for the workers in its supply chain. This film is not meant for festival audiences only. We want it to reach communities and spark off discussions. The full film is available for community screenings around the world and this screening guide can help your organise this.
Hulu Garment flyer
Action flyer for the Hulu Garment case.
Omnibus proposal will create costly confusion and lower protection for people and the planet
On 8 November 2024, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced she would introduce a proposal to amend three key pillars of the European Green Deal through an Omnibus law: the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and the Taxonomy Regulation. As members of civil society, human rights and environmental defenders, trade unions and climate activists in this statement published on 14 January 2025, we call on the European Commission to actively protect these EU corporate accountability laws, reaffirm the official timeline for their transposition and implementation, and be fully transparent about the Omnibus process.
Brands: What companies (should) do
The CCC believes that brands should be responsible for the working conditions in their factories and thus must ensure that working conditions in their supply chains are decent and resolve problems when they arise. Brands must respect internationally recognised norms as established by the ILO and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the Bangladesh Safety Accord
A collection of FAQs about the Accord of Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh
Gender: Women workers mistreated
Women can be made to dance like puppets, but men cannot be abused in the same way. The owners do not care if we ask for something, but demands raised by the men must be given some consideration. So they do not employ male workers • Female, Bangladeshi factory worker
International Laws: Guidelines to resolve disputes
A number of international and intergovernmental guidelines have been developed in recent years in an attempt to regulate how brands do business and the impact their business practices have on local communities. Although these guidelines are voluntary, there are several mechanisms in place that address violations of international rules and regulations.
Migrants: Workers on the move
They took us to the airport and left us there for three days. We couldn’t travel, because we didn’t have tickets. Armed gunmen, who we were told were from the armed forces, threatened us. We feared we would be shot if we continued to protest. We were then rounded up in a camp. • Factory worker in Mauritius
Improving migrants conditions - what brands must do
Improving migrants conditions - what governments must do
There is a need to push for greater recognition of the benefits migration brings to the country of origin and destination, and for a more pro-migrant attitude from governments.
Improving migrants conditions - what civil society must do
Civil society and the labour movement can amplify the demands of migrant workers.
What must change
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Access to healthcare
Migrant workers are not only discriminated against when it comes to salaries but also often lack access to basic social service provisions including health care.
Low Pay, No Pay, Deception & Overtime
Migrant workers are at the greatest risk of poverty wages and unfair working conditions.
Migrants fight to organise
Freedom of association or the right to organise is crucial for workers - migrants or not - to be able to exercise their right to decent work.
Multiple issues
Migrant workers are becoming an increasingly important part of the workforce within the global garment industry. These workers are in a particularly vulnerable position in terms of workplace exploitation and face specific barriers to articulating and demanding their rights as workers.
Women migrants - a growing number
All over the world, migrant workers are increasingly women. The ILO reports that 800,000 women every year leave their home countries in Asia to find work and that women migrate at a higher rate than men from countries such as Sri Lanka, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Issues
Broken promises to Thai migrant workers
In August 2013, long time CCC partner, the MAP Foundation in Thailand, publicized the outrageous proposal by a senior official at the Thai Ministry of Labour that migrant workers should be excluded from three key social security benefits available to workers – namely the right to maternity leave, child allowance and unemployment benefits.
First time victory: Migrant workers receive minimum wage in Thailand
For the first time, in 2012 migrant workers in the Mae Sot area successfully demanded wages in accordance with the new legal minimum wage. Factory owner M Apparel (one of Lee's suppliers) gave into the demand of 323 (mostly female) workers after negotiations with the workers who received support of MAP foundation and Yaung Chi Oo Worker Association.
Internal migration: a growing problem
China produces almost 20% of globally manufactured products. Its manufacturing sector represents over one third of its economic output and employs around 40% of China’s 240 million migrant workers. The manufacture of textile, garments, electronics and promotional goods represents a significant part of this output. However, behind the massive success story of China’s manufacturing sector lies an industry often based on exploitation of its vast workforce and systematic breaches of internationally recognised labour rights