Fair Wear Foundation

Fair Wear Foundation (Fair Wear) works with garment companies to improve labour conditions in the garment industry. Members of Fair Wear - European garment companies - work towards improving the labour conditions in factories that produce their garments. The basis of the collaboration between Fair Wear and a member is the Code of Labour Practices. Fair Wear verifies whether companies comply with the Code of Labour Practices, by keeping track of the improvements made by the companies it works with. The truth is that most garments and sewn products are not (yet) made in fully compliant conditions. For this reason, Fair Wear does not claim that its members products are produced in full compliance with labour standards. Fair Wear does however verify that members are working hard, step-by-step, in this direction. Every year, Fair Wear publicly reports on the companies progress through the Brand Performance Checks. Fair Wears verification system exists at three levels: Fair Wear veri...