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| Bargaining for a Living Wage: A Trade Union Guide |
| Wednesday, 15 October 2008 00:00 |
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Report from the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation One of the key issues of concern to workers in our sector in all parts of the world is the level of wages they need to subsist and the hours they need to work in order to earn that wage. While many retailers and merchandisers have included provisions for the payment of a living wage in their codes of conduct, very few have even attempted to put this principle into practice The time-honoured manner of improving pay and working conditions is through collective bargaining between unions and employers. But collective bargaining cannot take place in a void. The right to organise and to bargain collectively must be respected, but almost nowhere is that happening. This Guide, produced by the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federations is intended to assist unions in those efforts. The report is available at: http://www.itglwf.org/ |
