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textiles
27 Feb, 2018
Examining human rights protections for Syrian refugees in Turkish garment supply chains
It is estimated that of the 3.4 million Syrian refugees registered in Turkey, 650,000 have found work in the manufacturing sector, which includes the thriving leather-textile-garment industry. Most of them...
10 Apr, 2017
Training women for management in the Bangladesh ready-made garment sector
Last year, Bangladesh reached an important milestone when it left the World Bank’s list of low-income countries, and gained lower-middle-income status. This advancement is the result of three decades of GDP...
03 Apr, 2017
Due diligence and labour rights – migrants and refugees in the textile sector
On 8 February 2017, in Paris, the OECD announced its Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector during a Roundtable on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear...