Overview
The project aims to eliminate child labour, improve occupational safety and health, ensure legal wages, promote respectful workplace relations, and introduce international best practices.
The Alliance works on three components:
- The SMART Factories Programme (a series of enterprise advisory modules and workshops focusing on social compliance and environmental performance in the Myanmar textile, clothing and footwear industries, especially occupational safety and health, conformance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, EU relevant legislation and international retailer codes of conduct);
- The Forum on Supply Chain Conduct (intended to promote and nurture cross-sectoral dialogue between business associations, trade union federations and labour rights groups and international retailers for the benefit of workers in the industry);
- The Centres for Women’s Advancement (supporting three Women’s Community Centres to provide special outreach and educational and social support to women workers, in particular young migrants).
This Alliance offers direct, tailored assistance to eligible users upon request.
Key information
- Start date
2022
- End date
2026
- Target group(s)
Civil society organisations; Trade unions; Companies; Business associations; Workers; Multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSI); Industry initiatives
- Sector(s)
Garment and textile
- Type of initiative
Country level
- Countries of intervention
Myanmar
- Type(s) of support
Information & guidance on due diligence; Tools for risk assessment & reporting; International policy dialogue; Multi-stakeholder collaboration; Capacity building & training
- Type(s) of contributor
EU institution
- Contributor(s)
European Union (DG INTPA)
- Implementing organisation(s)
Sequa gGmbH; Eurocham Myanmar