How is the Clean Clothes Campaign structured?
The CCC is an international campaign, focused
on improving working conditions in the global
garment and sportswear industries, and empower
the workers in it. There is a Clean Clothes
Campaign in 11 European countries. These
are Austria, Belgium (North and South),
France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands,
Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the
United Kingdom.
Presently the CCC is made up of:
- Autonomous coalitions with NGOs (consumer, research, women's,
fair trade and youth organisations, solidarity groups, churches,
etc) and trade unions as members in European countries, each
with a secretariat, and each sending a representative to the
European Coordination Meeting
- CCC 'projects' or 'project groups' or 'task forces' in several
garment producing countries (Bulgaria, India)
- A loose, informal international partner network of NGOs,
unions, individuals and institutions in most countries where
garments are produced.
- An international secretariat
In addition to this they are in close cooperation with
- organisations or coalitions that run similar campaigns in
other consumer countries (ex. US groups, Fair Wear in Australia,
Ethical Trade Action Group in Canada),
- several NGOs in European countries that do a lot of CCC-related
work and may one day establish a complete campaign (Italy, Portugal)
and
- the international trade union organisations.
Over 200 different organisations participate in the campaign.
The campaigns work autonomously at the national level, and come
together to work jointly at the European level. This European
campaign network is backed up by a broader, international network
that includes trade unions, NGOs, and individuals in countries
where garments are produced, i.e. Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe,
and Central America. The international secretariat of the campaign
is based in Amsterdam. The CCC also cooperates with similar campaigns
in the United States, Canada, and Australia.
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