Tamil Nadu garment factories launch labor improvement program

Garment factories in Tamil Nadu have launched a collective project ‘Factory support program’ for continuous improvement of labor conditions in the state, reports Apparel Resources.

Launched with the support of Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile, various, the project will run for 3 years. It will improve working conditions in the factories like tackling various social themes, discrimination & gender, child labour, forced labour, freedom of association, living wage and health & safety in the workplace.

The project has seven signatories of the agreement working with their suppliers, Arisa, Mondiaal FNV and local NGO SAVE, Euretco, Fabienne Chapot, HEMA, O’Neill, Prénatal, The Sting and WE Fashion.

The Dutch Fund for Responsible Business (FVO) will help to finance the initiative. The project focuses on improving the participating companies’ business processes and on supporting the local workforce. The project partners will map the supply chain beyond the locations where garments are assembled, get to work improving purchasing and other practices, and draw up policies emphasising international responsible business conduct.