The Asian Floor Wage (AFW) Campaign, lauded so widely by activists in India and Sri Lanka and their supporters in the West, may not be as effective as its proponents expect. |
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CHINA: Garment exporters baulk at Asian living wage plans - Article (13th October 2009) Paying textile workers a salary of US$475, the amount called for by the Asia Floor Wage Alliance, is not feasible, say Chinese garment exporters. ANALYSIS: Asian campaign takes wage talks to the next level - Article (13th October 2009) One of the biggest hurdles in the long-running debate about paying a living wage to garment workers making clothes for leading high street retailers and brands has been trying to put an actual figure on the amount that should be paid. But all this could be about to change with a new Asia Floor Wage campaign that takes apparel pay talks to the next level. INSIGHT: High street retailers slated for fashion's poverty pay - Article (8th October 2009) A scathing report published yesterday (7 October) has criticised leading British brands and high street retailers for failing to pay a living wage to the workers making their garments – and says most have no plans in place to raise wages to acceptable levels in the near future. Who fares best in the living wage debate? - Article (8th October 2009) Based on feedback from 25 major high street brands, the latest ‘Let’s Clean Up Fashion’ report from rights group Labour Behind the Label grades the firms between zero and five based on their progress towards implementing a living wage. EUROPE: Garment retailers urged to pay Asian living wage - Article (5th October 2009) Activists in 11 European countries are launching a series of campaigns this week calling for retailers to pay a living wage to all garment workers in their supply chains. SRI LANKA: Asian living wage campaign planned - Article (23rd September 2009) Worker organisations in Asia are launching a campaign in October, asking international apparel buyers and big apparel brands to pay a few cents extra for their purchases - to allow decent wages for garment workers. |
