In @fibre2fashion's analysis, the question of skilled labour is hard to pose to the global economy at a stage when there is a general mismatch in the labour market across the world. Although several sectors now have adequate or more workers than required, many sectors are in want of a larger supply. [Labour and Skills – Key Pieces in the Sustainability Puzzle – fibre2fashion]
The garment, textile and leather industries are among Turkey's main economic sectors in terms of GDP, exports and employment, however state monitoring of working conditions is weak. So, trade union rights are hindered by factory owners. More than half of all workers working in the Turkish fashion industry do not have an employment contract or benefit from social security; and exploitation is widespread. [Turkey's garment industry profile – CCC]
Inflation reached 8.1 percent in the eurozone in May, according to Eurostat's preliminary reading. ECB estimates wage growth to clock in at 3% this year, then declining to 2.5% the next. "There's galloping inflation and wages aren't keeping pace," said Luca Visentini, secretary-general of the European Trade Union Confederation. [Inflation eats wages, leaving workers hungry – Politico]
A proposal for a European directive obliges large companies to introduce systems to identify and prevent environmental risks and violations of workers' human rights along the supply chain. It is a breakthrough that fills a regulatory gap. [Nelle filiere globali arriva l’obbligo di due diligence sui diritti umani – lavoce.info]
The Pay Up campaign tells how, despite the return to profit in 2021 after the Covid-19 crisis, many brands are still refusing to pay wages
Since 1990, more than 100,000 young workers who were called “Yangxin Shoemakers” had worked in footwear companies in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province. Yangxin County is located in The City of Huangshi, southeast of Hubei Province. Currently there are more than 130 footwear companies in Yangxin, the owners of these footwear companies are the returning migrant shoemakers. [Source: China Leather Association - Ran Fulin 11/3/2022]
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