OECD Side Session 2023 – Unfair Trading Practices: state of play and role of the EU
The Fair Trade Advocacy Office is hosting its side session at the OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the garment and Footwear sector.
The session will give an overview of relevant new research about Unfair Trading Practices affecting garment workers outside but also inside the EU, as well as presenting best practices examples by EU fashion SMEs and their obstacle to trade fairly.
When? February 14th, from 12pm to 1pm CET
Where? Online. Register here.
Agenda
Opening remarks by MEP Anna Cavazzini, Chair of the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection of the European Parliament.
Moderation by Judith Kirton-Darling, Deputy General Secretary at IndustriAll Europe.
Our panel:
- Sabina Lawreniuk, Research Fellow in the School of Geography at the University of Nottingham, co-author of the report Building Forward Worse. How COVID-19 has accelerated the race to the bottom in the global garment industry
- Muhammad Azizul Islam, Professor in Sustainability Accounting & Transparency at the University of Aberdeen Business School, co-author of the study Impact of Global Clothing Retailers’ Unfair Practices on Bangladeshi Suppliers During COVID-19.
- Matthew Anderson and Tamsin Bradley, authors of a research on fair purchasing practices by European SMEs in the textile sector (to be published soon)
- Artemisa Ljarja, Urgent Appeals Coordinator at Clean Clothes Campaign, co-author of a research on fast fashion purchasing practices in the EU (to be published soon)
Further reading: Leveraging the Unfair Trading Practices Directive to benefit the Garment Sector (FTAO,Traidcraft Exchange and IndustriAll)