Fair Wear Foundation

Fair Wear Foundation
Founded	1999
Type	Non-profit organization
Purpose	To improve conditions in garment factories
Location	Amsterdam, Netherlands;
Key people	Alexander Kohnstamm, Executive Director
Website	fairwear.org

Fair Wear Foundation (Fair Wear) is a Dutch non-profit organisation that works with garment brands, garment workers and industry influencers to improve labour conditions in garment factories.

History

Fair Wear was founded in 1999. By then, garment production in the Netherlands had been displaced to low-wage countries. After some years of campaigning against poor labour conditions in low-wage countries, the union FNV and the CCC contacted the employers' organisations and proposed a joint initiative to improve labour conditions in the garment sector. In the period of 1999–2002, Fair Wear carried out pilot projects on the implementation of the Code of Labour Practices with four Dutch companies. The first group of 11 members was announced to the public in March 2003.

Operations

Fair Wear is active in 11 production countries: Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Macedonia, Romania, Tunisia, Turkey and Vietnam.^[1]

The Fair Wear Code of Labour Practices contains eight labour standards that are based on the conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Universal Declaration on Human Rights.^[2]

Fair Wear's eight labour standards are:

Employment is freely chosen
There is no discrimination in employment
No exploitation of child labour
Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining
Payment of a living wage
No excessive working hours
Safe and healthy working conditions
Legally binding employment relationship

Fair Wear engages in performance checks,^[3] audits,^[4]^[5] and workplace education programmes,^[6] and it operates complaint helplines.^[7] Fair Wear does not certify products, brands, or factories.^[8]

References

^ "Countries". Fair Wear Foundation. Archived from the original on 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
^ "ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (DECLARATION)". www.ilo.org. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
^ "FWF Brand Performance Check guide 2018". Fair Wear Foundation. Archived from the original on 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
^ "FWF Factory Guide".^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Terms for audits by FWF audit teams" (PDF). Fair Wear Foundation. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
^ "Workplace Education Programme 2018". Fair Wear Foundation. Archived from the original on 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
^ "Complaints handling". Fair Wear Foundation. Archived from the original on 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
^ "Standards Map". Sustainability Map. Retrieved 2019-07-21.

External links

[1] "Countries". Fair Wear Foundation. Archived from the original on 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2019-06-18.

[2] "ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (DECLARATION)". www.ilo.org. Retrieved 2019-06-18.

[3] "FWF Brand Performance Check guide 2018". Fair Wear Foundation. Archived from the original on 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2019-06-18.

[4] "FWF Factory Guide".^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "Terms for audits by FWF audit teams" (PDF). Fair Wear Foundation. Retrieved 2019-07-22.

[6] "Workplace Education Programme 2018". Fair Wear Foundation. Archived from the original on 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2019-06-18.

[7] "Complaints handling". Fair Wear Foundation. Archived from the original on 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2019-06-18.

[8] "Standards Map". Sustainability Map. Retrieved 2019-07-21.

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