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Article

24 Oct 2019

Author:
International Organization for Migration

Fast Retailing & International Organization for Migration launch initiative to investigate recruitment & employment conditions of migrant workers in supply chain

"IOM, Fast Retailing to Map Apparel Labour Supply Chains, Uphold Migrant Workers' Rights", 4 October 2019

...Fast Retailing and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have launched an initiative to study the recruitment and employment conditions of migrant workers in Fast Retailing’s supply chains...

...The work...will include engagement with suppliers based in Japan, Thailand and Malaysia...

... The collaboration will include a preliminary study on recruitment practices carried out by Fast Retailing’s suppliers that employ migrant workers. They will also work together through training to embed principles and measures protecting...migrant workers in the company’s policies and guidelines...

...The joint project is aligned with Fast Retailing’s pledge to transform recruitment and employment practices in its supply chains, as a participant in the Fair Labour Association (FLA)/American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) Industry Commitment to Responsible Recruitment...