Fair Wear Foundation

29.01.2010

Ivo in Hong Kong (2010)

Our verification coordinator Ivo Spauwen is in China, sitting in on some audits and meeting our local partners and stakeholders. Yesterday he arrived in Hong Kong, where he will be performing a Management System Audit at the Hong Kong Headquarters of one of FWF’s affiliates. Read more »

25.01.2010

Ivo in China: Beijing 2010

Our verification coordinator Ivo Spauwen is in China, sitting in on some audits and meeting our local partners and stakeholders. Click to read what he wrote to us about his progress. For his adventures during his trip last September/October, see the news archive. Read more »

21.01.2010

Mexx no longer with FWF

As of 2010 Mexx will no longer be affiliated to Fair Wear Foundation. Late 2008, Liz Claiborne, one of the world’s largest clothing companies and owner of the brand Mexx, signed a sourcing agreement with Li & Fung, a large Hong Kong-based purchasing agent. The agreement was signed as a measure to consolidate sourcing activities and improve the ability of Liz Claiborne brands to respond to fashion trends …

Our mission is to improve labour conditions in the garment industry.

Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) is an international verification initiative dedicated to enhancing workers’ lives all over the world. We work closely with a growing number of companies that produce clothing and other sewn products and that take responsibility for their supply chain. FWF keeps track of the improvements made by the companies it works with. And through sharing expertise, social dialogue and strengthening industrial relations, FWF increases the effectiveness of the efforts made by companies. Read more »