TURKISH TEXTILE INDUSTRY LABOUR REPORT ALLEGES POOR PAY FOR WORKERS
October 1st, 2014
The co-author of a new report highlighting major concerns about low wages in Turkey’s textile and garment industry has called for global brands sourcing from the country to act more responsibly.‘Stitched Up: Poverty Wages for Garment Workers in Eastern Europe and Turkey,’ was published earlier this year by The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), an alliance of organisations including trade unions and non-governmental organisations in 16 European countries. The study highlighted alleged “wage-related rights violations” in the Turkish textile and clothing ...
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