labour rights organisations
"A campaign that supports garment workers' efforts worldwide to improve their working conditions. LBL educate consumers, lobby companies and government, raise awareness, and encourage international solidarity with workers. Their members include trade unions and their local branches, consumer organisations, campaign groups, and charities. They are the UK platform of the international Clean Clothes Campaign."
"The CCC is an international campaign, focused on improving working conditions in the global garment and sportswear industries. There is a Clean Clothes Campaign in 9 European countries. These are Austria, Belgium (North and South), France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom."
"People & Planet is the largest, student network in Britain campaigning to end world poverty, defend human rights and protect the environment. Current campaigns include Ditch Dirty Development, Go Green Fairtrade Schools and Colleges and Redress Fashion. Redress Fashion aims to support the struggles of workers in the global garment industry, by taking action against brands that abuse workers rights, by gaining consumer support for change, and by lobbying government."
International Labour Organisation (ILO)
"The International Labour Organization (ILO) is the tripartite UN agency that brings together governments, employers and workers of its member states in common action to promote decent work throughout the world. The ILO is the global body responsible for drawing up and overseeing international labour standards."
"The TUC (in the UK) has member unions representing over six and a half million working people, they campaign for a fair deal at work and for social justice at home and abroad."
"The global union representing garment workers. The International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation is an International Trade Secretariat bringing together 217 affiliated organisations in 110 countries."
"HWW is the UK office of the international homeworkers’ movement. Their main aim is to support the organisation of homebased workers around the world to gain visibility and recognition for their demands."
"National Group on Homeworking offer advice and support for homeworkers, and those employing homeworkers in the United Kingdom."
"Fights poverty in developing countries in partnership and solidarity with people affected by globalisation. They campaign for workers' rights and against the root causes of global poverty, inequality and injustice."
"ActionAid is a partnership between people in rich and poor countries dedicated to ending poverty and injustice. One of their campaigns 'Who Pays' focuses on corporate accountability and supermarkets in particular."
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