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Apr 13
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Pakistan country study 2016: Labour standards in the garment supply chain

By | Pakistan, Social dialogue

Executive summary

The present country study on Pakistan, has been carried out in December 2016 for CNV Internationaal in the context of the Partnership for Supply Chain Transformation. It is based on desk and original research on the current status of the industry structure, social dialogue, gender-based violence and living wage debates in the apparel industry in Vietnam for use in the first phase of this project. The Fair Wear Foundation with its alliance partners CNV Internationaal and FNV Mondiaal has been selected by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a five year Strategic partnership for Garment Supply Chain Transformation starting 2016 as part of its “Dialogue and Dissent” policy framework.

The primary goal of this initiative is to improve the lobbying and advocacy capacity of Trade Unions and labour related NGOs by enhancing their understanding of international Ready Made Garments supply chains, access to critical information and know-how. Opportunities will be identified to develop pilot experiences in the supply chain resulting in good practices related to living wages, gender-based violence and freedom of association and collective bargaining, which will facilitate more effective social dialogue and monitoring of human rights compliance at the factory level and reinforce the value of NGOs and trade unions to all supply chain stakeholders.
This report gives insight into the garment/ textile industry of Pakistan and its related industry, labour laws, industrial
relations and industry. The study was developed after a desk study and a subsequent visit to Pakistan to interview
stakeholders on issues related to the garment industry.

 

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Apr 13
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Paying a Living Wage: a Guide for Companies

By | Guide, Kenya, Social dialogue

Introduction

As a company owner, you want your employees to earn enough to make a decent living so they can provide for themselves and their families. Sounds obvious, right? Well, not always. When you do business in developing countries or emerging markets, this may not be so easy to achieve. In many of these countries, the vast majority of workers and their families struggle to survive on wages that are not sufficient to cover their daily subsistence needs. How can you contribute towards improving this situation and work towards living wages? This brochure will help you get started.

 

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Apr 12
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FWF Wage Ladder Tool User Guide

By | Social dialogue

Wage Ladder Basics

A basic graphic can be created in 15 easy steps, which are outlined in this guide.

Benchmarks

The FWF Wage Ladder is preloaded with benchmark data on  the following key countries: Bangladesh, Belarus, Bulgaria, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macedonia,  Morocco, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Sri Lanka, Thailand,  Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine and Vietnam.

For these and all other countries, you may enter your own benchmarks.

Currencies

For the ‘active’ countries, benchmarks can be created using local currencies. For all other countries, benchmarks will need to be valued in US Dollars.

The free, basic version of the FWF Wage Ladder allows users to export, but not save, wage ladder data.

 

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