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Hidden subcontracting in the garment industry
SOMO’s new fact sheet focuses on hidden subcontracting in the garment industry. It offers buying companies a set of recommendations to minimise the risk of unauthorised subcontracting and to ensure that production is taking place…
Fact sheet: Hidden subcontracting in the garment industry
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Socially responsible public procurement of garments and textiles in Europe
Socially responsible public procurement (SRPP) is all about how the purchasing policies and practices organisations in the public and semi-public sector at the buying end of the supply chain can help to improve global sustainability…
Fact Sheet: Socially Responsible Public Procurement of Garments and Textiles
Focus on the role of European governments and organisations in the public and semi-public sectors
The new SOMO Factsheet offers brands and retailers ways to prevent child labour
Child labour remains a major problem in the global clothing and textile industry. It occurs throughout all stages of the production process, from the cotton fields to the clothing factories. Publication / March 1, 2014…
Fact Sheet: Child labour in the textile & garment industry
Focus on the role of buying companies
The influence of a button on working conditions
Employees of European clothing brands, from designers to buyers, can play an important role in improving working conditions in garment factories worldwide. Decisions that seem relatively small, often impact greatly on the working conditions in…