To strengthen the endeavor of European Commission’s new ‘comprehensive’ circular strategy development for textiles in coming months, a group of 65 diverse civil society organizations has published a shadow proposal to be implemented for the global Textile, Garments, Leather and Footwear (TGLF) sector, which will ensure its fairness and sustainability.

The coalition stressed on reducing unfair purchasing practices that leads to canceled orders, unpaid workers and unsellable products. The collation wants to fight against these problems by proposing a strategy to the EU that can be strictly followed. It recommends companies should be legally obligated to take responsibility not only for their activities but also for their entire supply chain. It also recommends stricter environmental rules to supervise how textile products sold in the EU are designed and produced and producers should work with transparency.

The coalition that includes organisations like Clean Clothes Campaign, the European Environmental Bureau, Fairtrade International, Fashion Revolution, Traidcraft Exchange, World Fair Trade Organization, etc, has grabbed the attention of the European Commission, Members of Parliament the EU governments.