Maputo declaration on the textiles, clothing and leather industries

• Main Author: Worker representatives
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: [Publisher not identified] 1999
• Subjects: Clothing trade; Textile industry; Leather industry and trade; Complaints (Civil procedure)
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/76004

The massive job losses and factory closures in the clothing, textiles and leather industries in almost all countries in the region. The low wages that continue in our industries, resulting in a low and, in many instances, declining standard of living of workers. The crisis which face unemployed workers who have no income, no social security net, and no immediate prospect of a job. It is a fundamental responsibility of governments in the region to work with trade unions and employers in order to develop appropriate policies to secure a future for the industries and to improve the conditions of workers.