A sewing kit for living wages Pathways to living wages in global garment supply chains © Oxfam Australia, September 2017 Oxfam Australia 132 Leicester Street, Carlton Victoria 3053 Australia Tel + 61 3 9289 9444 | Fax +61 3 9347 1983
[email protected] www.oxfam.org.au Cover image: Matthew Willman/OxfamAUS Acknowledgements: A number of colleagues assisted in the development of this report, including Rachel Wilshaw (Oxfam), Rachel Ball (Oxfam), Daisy Gardener (Oxfam), Harvey Purse (Oxfam) and Kelly Dent (Oxfam). In addition, helpful suggestions were provided by Dr Tim Connor (The University of Newcastle). Authors: Dr Jeroen Merk, Research Associate, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Joy Kyriacou, Fair Economies Advocacy Manager, Oxfam Australia, Syed Nayeem Emran, Labour Rights Advocacy Lead, Oxfam Australia Editor: Melanie Scaife Published by Oxfam Australia, Melbourne, September 2017 Designer: Tahnee Le Pine/Tootsie&Co Printed with vegetable-based inks on ecoStar, an unbleached paper made from 100% recycled post-consumer waste. Oxfam Research Reports Oxfam Research Reports are written in order to share research results, contribute to public debate and invite feedback on development and humanitarian policy and practice. Disclaimer: The views of this publication are those of the author/s and do not necessarily represent those of Oxfam or any funding agency. Statement of copyright: This publication is copyright but the text may be used free of charge for the purposes of advocacy, campaigning, education, and research, provided that the source is acknowledged in full. The copyright holder requests that all such use be registered with Oxfam for impact assessment purposes.