Seeking an end to the severe poverty that garment workers currently endure, a campaign to push for implementation of a concrete minimum living wage across Asia is being launched. The Asia Floor Wage (AFW) Alliance is calling upon companies sourcing garment production in Asia to implement an Asia Floor Wage.

The ground-breaking AFW benchmark, developed by a growing Asian-based alliance of labour rights organisations, has a concrete calculation for a minimum living wage that activists believe companies sourcing in the region should implement. Currently the poverty wages garment workers earn do not cover basic needs and fall far short of a living wage. The AFW will be formally launched at events across Asia this week.

More info:

• To learn more about the AFW concept, read the report
• Find out who is part of the AFW Alliance
• Organisations can endorse the AFW