Romanian textile unions met in Bucharest to debate the road towards an organised workforce with living wages and collective agreements, together with global brands H&M and Inditex, their key suppliers, employer associations and the government. The seminar, held in Bucharest on January 22-23, 2019 was a part of an EU-funded project.
Christina Hajagos-Clausen, Textile Director, IndustriALL showcased how unions work with global brands, the Bangladesh Accord, how GFAs can be used in organising; and the Action – Collaboration – Transformation (ACT) initiative to achieve living wages. Representatives from GFA partners H&M and Inditex, also members of ACT, explained how they in cooperation with unions solve problems when they occur and promote functioning labour-management relations and collective bargaining.
