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Important breakthrough in AustraliaGarment Retailers Sign CodePosted December 31, 2002 FairWear Australia's many years of campaigning are starting to have an impact. Some of Australia's largest clothing retailers have signed an agreeement with the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA) that will substantially open their buying practices and value chain to independent scrutiny. The agreement only affects clothes made in Australia. Key elements are: 1. There will be an overall Code signed by the Australian Retailers Association and the Textile Clothing and Footwear Union; and then each individual retailer will sign an individual Deed of Co-operation with the union. 2. Retailers will provide the union with their full list of clothing suppliers within 14 days of signing the Deed and then every 6 months. 3. On request the union can access from the retailer details of contracts including dates of giving contract, turnaround times, samples of garments or the Standards Manual specification documentation for that garment, the number of garments in the contract and in some cases the price paid for the contract. 5. Retailers will undertake to end contracts where exploitation is proven. 6. If a supplier to a retailer fails to fulfil their obligations under the award, eg to provide the union with lists of their contractors, this is also included in the definition of exploitation and can constitute a reason for a retailer to end a contract with a supplier. More information via http://fairwear.org.au/home.html Those Retailers that have signed are listed below. Note that the Coles-Myer Group and David Jones are easily the largest clothing department stores in Australia:
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