The Continuous Improvement of the Central American Worplace (CIMCAW for its acronym) gathers together diverse stakeholders to form a multiple alliance oriented to improve the fulfillment of labor standards in the textile and apparel sector in Central American and the Dominican Republic...[The main objective of CIMCAW…is to improve working conditions to increase the ability of garment factories to meet the demands of social compliance and improve their competitiveness in areas such as quality and productivity]...The Project is managed by an International Alliance that includes…Gap,…The Limited Brands,…Timberland…[and]…Wal-Mart. [the alliance includes also USAID, Development Alternatives Inc., FITTCV, Social Accountability International]