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CCC Reference Guide on Code Implementation & Verification
Section 3. MSI's and other overseeing mechanisms
Fair Wear Foundation
 Founded
in 1999, the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) is a Netherlands-based organisation
that focuses on supply chains that produce clothing and shoes sold in
the Netherlands.
Their governing body is a Board, which, in addition to an independent
chairperson, consists of representatives from four categories (the Netherlands
business association for garment suppliers, the Netherlands business
association for garment retailers, trade unions, and NGOs). Each category
has equal voting rights. There are around a dozen participating companies,
which are all medium- or small-sized companies that are based in the
Netherlands.
One of the main activities of the Fair Wear Foundation is to authorise
others to report on compliance with its code within the supply chain
of its member companies. In this sense, it is similar to the FLA. However,
instead of assigning one organisation to investigate a supplier, the
FWF prefers to assemble teams of individuals from different organisations
for this purpose. These teams are drawn from its "local partner
networks" (organisations and/or individuals) that it has established
in various countries. The FWF is also putting a country-based complaint
procedure in place.
Financial support for the FWF comes from special social funds, which
were established as a result of sectoral collective bargaining (in two
sectors: the garment sector and the retail sector). The FWF has also
received some support from the European Union.
More information:
Contact:
Fair Wear Foundation
Koningin Wilhelminaplein 13
World Fashion Center
Tower 1 (13th floor, room 8)
1060 Amsterdam
Netherlands
E-mail: info@fairwear.nl
Tel: ++31-20-408.42.55
Fax: ++31-20-408.42.54
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