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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:
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Tel: ++31-20-408.42.55
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