Accord Bangladesh: a step closer to fair clothing
By signing the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, several large international garment companies are taking an important step towards improving labour conditions in one of the main garment producing countries. Fair Wear Foundation welcomes the Accord and hopes it will soon be followed by other, long-overdue measures.
16.05.2013
Fire & Building Safety in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, tragedies like the Rana Plaza building collapse or the Tazreen Fashion and Smart Export factory fires are not incidents. Improving fire and building safety in the garment industry in Bangladesh is more urgent now than ever.
07.05.2013
Alchemist Fashion BV joins Fair Wear Foundation
FWF welcomes Dutch fashion company Alchemist as new affiliate member.
02.05.2013
Our mission is to improve labour conditions in the garment industry.
Fair Wear Foundation is an independent, non-profit organisation that works with companies and factories to improve labour conditions for garment workers. FWF’s 90 member companies represent over 120 brands, and are based in seven European countries; member products are sold in over 20,000 retail outlets in more than 80 countries around the world. FWF is active in 15 production countries in Asia, Europe and Africa. Read more »