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Article

18 Oct 2016

Author:
ILO

Minimum wage setting, implementation and working conditions in the formal and informal sectors of the garment industry in Pakistan

This report, drafted in 2015, analyses the legal and policy frameworks and the implementation of minimum wages in Pakistan, with a particular focus on the textile and garment sectors. The report has been undertaken by the ILO’s Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains: A Programme for Action in Asia and the Garment Sector. It also contributed to and complements the ILO’s work on minimum wage setting across the region...

[See pg. 62 for section on role of "mega suppliers"]...Largest of all is Li & Fung, which has been called “the most important company that most American shoppers have never heard of”. The company considers itself global supply chain managers that coordinate “dispersed manufacturing” – a term it coined. It is also known as an apparel sourcing agent and a mega-supplier. Essentially, Li & Fung acts as a global coordinator: they link companies together to create ephemeral supply chains that exist for only as long as the order is being filled. The company has a turnover of $19.3 billion and operates in 40 countries. [also refers to Yun Yuen and Success Apparel]...

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