“Bailing out the supply chains: COVID-19 and the impacts for workers in supply chains”, April 2020

As the coronavirus continues to spread…, [Traidcraft]…explores the impact on supply chains using the specific case of the…garment supply chain. This paper proposes a way forward for brands, retailers and policymakers to mitigate the impact of the crisis and to strengthen resilience moving forward. This would include brands and retailers honouring their contracts to their suppliers and working with suppliers to ensure workers who don’t benefit from social protection coverage have the means to survive during this crisis. Secondly, it requires donor governments and international organisations to come together and establish social protection floors in production countries, as well as regulatory reform in countries where brands and retailers are domiciled.

[Follow links to the full paper and its short-term and long-term recommendations].