Reports on Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
This metric is part of a Clean Clothes Campaign project to investigate wages in apparel supply chains. The project is co-funded by the European Commission and comprises research, campaigning, capacity building and advocacy around an innovative tool called Fashion Checker.
Fashion Checker enables users to see at a glance which fashion brands and retailers have the largest gaps between their public commitments on wages, what workers are actually paid, and what they should be paid to be earning a Living Wage in their regional context.
The aim of the project is to empower workers and workers’ organisations to advocate for their rights and equip consumers with the knowledge/evidence that will enable them to make responsible and sustainable shopping decisions, and to hold brands accountable. The resulting increased transparency and traceability, along with the empowerment of workers, trade unions and CSOs, will lead to concrete improvements in these global supply chains.
This metric is asking whether the company reports publicly on the number or percentage of supplier facilities with democratically elected unions and that are covered by collective bargaining agreements. Start by searching on the company’s website and within their published documents such as policy documents, annual reports and sustainability reports.
Please note: companies may publish supply chain-wide statistics in their sustainability report / website and/or a breakdown per facility in their supplier list. Either of these counts as a 'Yes' for this metric.
Keywords and Search Terms
- Freedom of Association
- Collective bargaining
- Unionisation
Answer Input
Always include the page number where you found the answer in the Comments field, as well as excerpts from the source where you found the information.
Please note: 'Unknown' is not a possible answer for this metric.
If the company has reported publicly on the number or percentage of supplier facilities with democratically elected unions and that are covered by collective bargaining agreements, enter the answer as 'Yes'.
If the company has not reported this information, enter the answer as 'No'.
Please note: 'Unknown' is not a possible answer for this metric.