COVID-19 to Living wage – act 2020 update 2020 is closing as one of the most difficult years for the garment and textile sector in decades. The recovery effort will not be easy, but it is an opportunity to change course. COVID-19 to Living Wages is a snapshot...
MYANMAR DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS: Joint action between global brands, trade unions and ACT brand suppliers Global ACT brands sourcing from Myanmar, suppliers and national and global trade unions have established a brand-employer-trade union dialogue to work towards...
AUSTRALIAN MOMENTUM – BIG W JOINS ACT ACT welcomes Australian retailer Big W’s decision to join the global network. As an ACT member, Big W has committed to ensuring living wages in its garment and footwear supply chain through freedom of association, collective...
ACT Welcomes New Executive Director Jennifer Schappert Jennifer comes to ACT with over 10 years of experience in the garment sector. While at the OECD, Jennifer led the development and implementation of the Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the...
Lidl joins ACT: First German discounter committing to living wages By signing the ACT MoU with IndustriALL Global Union in November 2019, Lidl became the first German discounter to commit to ensuring living wages in its garment and footwear supply chain through...
ACT brand suppliers and IndustriALL affiliated sectoral union agree on Freedom of Association Guideline in Myanmar Factories producing for ACT brands in Myanmar have agreed on a Myanmar Freedom of Association (FOA) Guideline with the Industrial Workers’ Federation of...
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