The side session, organised by WageIndicator Foundation and Mondiaal FNV, was part of the OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector. The event was introduced by WageIndicator's Director Paulien Osse. Next to the project leaders, researchers Maarten van Klaveren and Kea Tijdens provided their input. Van Klaveren held a presentation on the global garment supply chain, while Tijdens highlighted the Decent Work Check survey, which forms the basis for the Decent Work projects in both Ethiopia and Indonesia.
Ethiopia
WageIndicator's Director Data Daniela Ceccon and team leaders Eyuel Mekonnen and Gashaw Tesfa provided an insight into the Decent Work project taking place in the garment industry in Ethiopia. As their main topic, they presented how to monitor improvements in minimum wage and labour law compliance. In terms of concrete results, Daniela showed what had been achieved in the first phase of the project. Better working conditions were established for more than 17,000 Ethiopian garment workers. Moreover, wage increases were agreed upon in 16 factories.
Indonesia
For the Indonesian Decent Work project, project coordinator Nadia Pralitasari and Andriko Otang from the Trade Union Rights Centre (TURC) presented the impact of their work. Their story revolved around social responsibility driven by workers: how can the contribution of workers and trade unions help with improving and monitoring the working conditions in Indonesian garment factories? The role of data, the participation of garment workers in the Data Academy trainings and the enhancement of Collective Agreements were only a few of the topics discussed. All in all, the work of the Indonesian Gajimu team impacted almost 233,000 workers in total.
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