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The training and networking event for all speakers of educational work, the FEMNET Multiplier Training, took place in an adapted format for the current occasion this year.
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It is not only in this country that the economy and society fear the consequences of the partial lockdown. In Bangladesh, there is growing concern among textile suppliers.
Factory owners of the country, which is considered the second largest manufacturer of clothing in the world, choose strong words to express their desperation. It was a catastrophe, he said. Fashion network the supplier Siddiqur Rahman, which produces for the fashion giants H&M and GAP, among others. European customers, who have been under pressure since spring, demanded price reductions of up to 15%. The hope of being able to count on rising orders again in the second half of the year and with a view to the Christmas business has broken down.
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At the largest and exclusive procurement law conference on 29 and 30 October 2020, FEMNET's expertise is in demand.
In the Innovation Forum of the digitally taking place 7. On the day of the award, project manager Rosa Grabe, responsible for advising on fair public procurement, will focus on the supply chain. How can contracting entities demand sustainable supply chain management? How can selection criteria be applied to ensure minimum social standards?
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No living wages, overtime and gender discrimination. The report:Light into the dark: A Look at Exploitation in the Fashion Industry“ (PDF file) of the Clean Clothes Campaign highlights the need for a supply chain law.
The report uses the latest data from the Online tool FashionChecker How little German fashion companies really pay their workers.
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Mahdu and her little daughter were lucky. In the difficult days of the lockdown, our partner SAVE helped the young family to survive the greatest hardship. But the reopening of textile factories reveals further maladministration, such as the increase in child labour.
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On 15 September 2020, FEMNET, together with three activists from India and Bangladesh, held a webinar on the current situation on the ground. They reported easing labour laws in India, increasing child labour and gender-based violence in factories, and fatal contract systems. With their work, they currently support those affected directly with food, but also legal advice. The situation is very serious, but the activists are fighting.
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Bonn/Berlin. Apparently, there will again be no agreement in the cabinet today on the supply chain law promised in the coalition agreement. Non-governmental organizations in the Textile Alliance warn against dilution. A supply chain law must not be limited to large companies. A supply chain law must legally oblige all companies to respect human rights and environmental standards in their supply chain and enable victims to be compensated in German courts.
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Activists of the Supply Chain Act initiative demonstrated today in Berlin. The meeting for a supply chain law has been postponed again. The demonstrators set up an oversized legal framework and symbolically handed over a petition with more than 222,222 signatures to the Federal Chancellery. Together with the alliance of more than 100 civil society organisations, FEMNET is calling for the law to no longer be postponed.
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Nazma Akter has been working in a textile factory in Dhaka for five years. After severe pay cuts at the start of the lockdown, she and her family have to live without a salary for two months. Like many other textile workers in Bangladesh, Nazma relies on food donations, which we support with our Corona Emergency Fund.
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In the new edition Sustainable economy forum 03/2020, our FAIR WEAR WORKS project manager Marijke Mulder shows in an interview how responsible textile purchasing can become an easy-to-implement component within the company's own supply chain.
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The key points for a supply chain law announced for the end of August are being delayed. The reason for this is the continued blockade of Minister of Economic Affairs Peter Altmaier, who is trying to prevent a legal duty of care for companies. An alliance of 100 organizations is calling for an end to this blockade.
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Gender power gaps in the textile industry continue to widen during the coronavirus crisis. FEMNET and our partner organization BCWS in Bangladesh are committed to ending violence against women and support those affected with targeted remedies during the corona crisis.
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