FLA partners with international unions and other civil society organizations (CSOs) around the world to address complex labor issues at the local level. When workers are at risk, local organizations are poised to act swiftly and have the necessary relationships with key players in the region who need to be involved in finding solutions. FLA creates a safe space for civil society organizations, universities, and companies to come together to find solutions for pressing labor issues. In addition to working with CSOs to resolve third party complaints and provide training at the brand and factory level, FLA convenes meetings and stakeholder events around the world.
View reports and articles from stakeholder meetings below, and check the calendar on this page for upcoming events related to social compliance and labor rights issues.
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With increasing attention to forced labor, trafficking, and modern slavery issues throughout supply chains, including new laws and regulations, FLA-affiliated companies continue to exercise their long-standing commitment to protecting workers from such violations in their manufacturing facilities,...
In December of 2016 the Fair Labor Association (FLA) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) jointly hosted a roundtable meeting in Istanbul, Turkey to discuss the challenges and opportunities of integrating Syrian refugees into the Turkish labor market. The roundtable...
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With 5.8 million children between the ages of five and 17 working in India, the International Labour Organization reports that the incidence of child labor is the highest among any country in South Asia. Likewise, the U.S. Department of Labor reports that throughout the Indian garment industry,...
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While government ministries in Egypt have historically refused to recognize any unions other than those affiliated with the state-controlled Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF), after the revolution of 2011, there were signs that the situation for independent trade unions in Egypt would change....
With increasing attention to forced labor, trafficking, and modern slavery issues throughout supply chains, including new laws and regulations, FLA-affiliated companies continue to
With 5.8 million children between the ages of five and 17 working in India, the International Labour Organization reports that the incidence of child labor is the highest among any country in South Asia. Likewise, the U.S. Department of Labor reports that throughout the Indian garment industry,
While government ministries in Egypt have historically refused to recognize any unions other than those affiliated with the state-controlled Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF), after the revolution of 2011, there were signs that the situation for independent trade unions in Egypt would
In 2008, the Italian government began implementing its “job voucher” payment system to bring some regulation to the wage payments made to seasonal agricultural workers, especially in the grape- and apple-growing regions in the northeast of the country.
With many of these workers
The Garment Sector Roundtable (GSR) was launched in January 2011 to bring together multiple garment industry stakeholders in Bangalore, including multi-national brands, domestic manufacturers, industry associations, trade unions and research institutions. Through the GSR, FLA and the other participants seek to collaborate in open-minded and creative ways.
The GSR is a forum designed to build trust among local stakeholders who may, at times, seem to have competing interests. Participants seek to build healthy relationships while facilitating dialogue around key issues that impact the...
Building upon more than ten years of advocacy by Cividep-India, FLA commissioned this study into the provision and quality of legally mandated childcare in Bangalore’s garment factories. The study was initiated on a simple premise: that quality childcare is a necessity, not just for the safety and security of the children, but for the stable growth of an industry besieged by heavy labor turnover among women – who constitute the bulk of the workforce.
This study is based on a survey of 300 women workers employed at 60 garment manufacturing factories. The survey was...
This is an excerpt from an article by the Maquila Solidarity Network, which originally appeared on the MSN blog.
Leading U.S. apparel brands are urging the Guatemalan government to resolve the long-pending DR-CAFTA labour complaint filed by six Guatemalan unions and the AFL-CIO four years ago. In an April 30 letter to President Oscar Molina Perez, the companies stated that, "An attractive business climate for companies like ours includes not only economic and political stability, but also an environment in which the basic rights of workers are respected and labor laws are consistently...
FLA joins representatives from other nonprofit organizations, trade unions, the apparel industry and others in calling for an end to forced child labor in Uzbekistan. Read more from the Cotton Campaign.
April 24, 2012
The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
Dear Secretary Clinton:
We write to ask that, as part of your ongoing advocacy on behalf of human rights around the world,
you urge the...
The Fair Labor Association has called for a full investigation into the tragic death of Bangladeshi labor rights activist Aminul Islam. We commend Aminul’s courage and are deeply saddened by his death.
Worker rights’ advocates play a critical role in shining the light on inhumane working conditions in factories around the world. Aminul at the Bangladeshi Center for Worker Solidarity (BCWS), along with other labor rights advocates, have suffered intimidation, harassment and abuse for their work supporting garment workers. This is unacceptable and must end.
We call upon the...