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Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA)
The Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) is an Asian labour-led global labour and social alliance across garment-producing countries in Asia and consumer regions of USA and Europe.
Networking & Cooperation
International Partner Organisations of FEMNET
We work with partner organisations and networks at many levels to strengthen our efforts, bundle our activities and anchor them effectively in politics, businesses and the general public. In particular we maintain long-term cooperation with selected organizations in India and Bangladesh to support them in implementing human and labour rights on the ground.
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Bangladesh Center for Workers Solidarity (BCWS), Bangladesh
The internationally recognized labour rights organization is a member of the Clean Clothes Campaign and is one of Bangladesh's most prominent advocates for workers' rights.
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Bangladesh Legal Aid and Service Trust (BLAST), Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) is a non-profit organization that provides free legal aid and services to marginalized and disadvantaged communities in Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS), Bangladesh
BILS is the only employment institute in the country that strives to promote fair and employee-friendly policies and legislation in Bangladesh.
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Cividep, India
Cividep conducts studies and research projects on working conditions in the textile and leather industries, among others. On this basis, Cividep strengthens the rights of workers through campaigning, advocacy and education.
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Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO), Bangladesh
Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO) is a non-profit and non-governmental research organization based in Bangladesh. ESDO is dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of protecting the environment, protecting biodiversity and maintaining the ecological balance.
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Green Bangla Garments Workers Federation (GBGWF), Bangladesh
The Green Bangla Garments Workers Federation (GBGWF) is a federation of 48 trade unions from the textile industry. Since its inception in 2010, it has been committed to improving working conditions in Bangladesh's garment industry, with a particular focus on supporting female garment workers.
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Munnade and GLU (Garment Labour Union), India
Munnade and GLU are two institutions under one roof with a common goal: to strengthen the rights of women workers in the garment industry.
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National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF), Bangladesh
The National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) is the largest union in Bangladesh and has been working for the rights and human dignity of workers in the country's export-oriented garment industry since 1984.
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Social Awareness & Voluntary Education (SAVE), India
SAVE is an Indian human rights organisation that has been campaigning against child labour and for the improvement of working conditions in the spinning mills and textile factories of South India since 1993.
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Tamil Nadu Textile and Common Labour Union (TTCU), India
Tamil Nadu Textile and Common Labour Union (TTCU) is a Dalit women-led trade union of textile workers working to end gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH), wage theft and caste-based violence in garment factories.
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Trade Union Rights Center (TURC), Indonesia
Trade Union Rights Center (TURC) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2004 and headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia.
TURC works in various locations across Indonesia with trade unions, organizations, and activists in the palm oil sector, home sector, and manufacturing sector, aiming to promote decent work and empower the working class by providing labor rights education, labor law assistance, and labor studies.