The Jo-In Project

The Joint Initiative (www.jo-in.org) is a collaborative effort, the first of its kind, of the six leading international labor rights and code implementation organizations. The Jo-In project focuses on enhancing collaboration among the six and identifying best practices in the field of code implementation. The six organizations participating in Jo-In -- Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), Fair Labor Association (FLA), Fair Wear Foundation (FWF), Social Accountability International (SAI), and Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) – share a commitment to improving working conditions in factories worldwide, and believe the most effective way to accomplish this goal is through the involvement of all concerned stakeholders.

The six organizations first came together to work collaboratively in 2003, and initiated Jo-In’s first pilot project in Turkey in 2004. A total of six brands volunteered to participate in the pilot, including 4 FLA Participating Companies: adidas Group, Nike, Patagonia, and Puma. Drawing from these companies’ factory lists for Turkey, a total of seven factories were selected to participate in the pilot. The Jo-In pilot project concluded in December 2007.