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Since 20 August 2024, heavy rainfall has led to severe flooding in 11 districts of Bangladesh. According to the Ministry of Civil Protection, about 5.7 million people are affected, around 470,000 seek refuge in emergency shelters, and 23 people have been killed so far.
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In a preliminary publication of a longer article, FEMNET CEO Dr. Gisela Burckhardt analyses the current status of the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act and the European Supply Chain Act (CSDDD) with regard to their impact on workers' rights.
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After weeks of protests with hundreds of dead, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned. Military chief Waker-Uz-Zaman announces a transitional government. Employees are concerned that they will not get their full July salary due to the government-declared rest days. European brands must now support workers in their supply chains.
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The fashion interACTION network is looking for committed members who would like to strengthen our advisory board. Already in the conception phase, our project was supported by students, university staff and representatives of civil society. Now you have the chance to become part of this committee and actively contribute your perspectives.
In order to create a more gender-sensitive system for occupational safety and health, our partner organisations Cividep (India) and the Trade Unions Right Centre (TURC, Indonesia) have each conducted a study on the specific risks for women in the world of work.
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Together with the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the German Association for International Cooperation (GIZ), FEMNET has published a new guide. This supports charities in procuring and using sustainable textiles.
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We are aware of the poor working conditions in the clothing and footwear industry, but what can we do about it? Our new video explains how we can tackle this problem.
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The end of the early summer evening was well deserved – at the end of an intensive day, on which 37 participants had gathered in Bonn for the general assembly on 8 June 2024, the lively exchange, which had already begun in the morning, continued.
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The sporting goods manufacturer and main outfitter of this year's European Championship, adidas, is criticized for not standing up for the seamstresses who were deprived of their wages in an adidas supply factory during the coronavirus pandemic. Hundreds of employees were promised severance payments if they put their fingerprints under a document. Instead, they signed their resignation.
FEMNET Chairwoman Dr. Gisela Burckhardt comments: "With today's proposal to suspend the LkSG for two years, Habeck stabs all those who have been fighting for years for a legal regulation in the back. It unsettles companies, civil society feels fooled. This could have implications for the EU elections."
Trade unions, civil society organisations and factory management once again discussed experiences and obstacles at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Due Diligence Forum in the clothing and footwear sector this year.
Berlin. In the future, large companies in the EU will have to work towards compliance with human rights and environmental standards in their supply chains. Der Rat der Europäischen Union hat die entsprechende Richtlinie, das sogenannte EU-Lieferkettengesetz, heute final beschlossen. This puts an end to months of political tug-of-war, in which the FDP in particular wanted to bring the project down on the German side. EU Member States now have two years to transpose the project into national law. The Federal Government must adapt the existing German Supply Chain Act accordingly.
