Swiss Post commits to fairly produced clothes for workers

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Swiss Post has become Switzerland’s first major company to join the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF), a charitable organisation aimed at improving the living conditions of sewers in the global clothing and textile industries.

By becoming a member of the organisation, Swiss Post has committed itself to a strict inspection and sustainable implementation of social standards at its clothing suppliers.

Every year, the company sends 300,000 items of clothing to its 38,000 employees who wear Swiss Post clothing. Until now suppliers have had to sign a social and ethics code.

Additionally, two thirds of Swiss Post’s 300,000 clothing items that are distributed amongst the employees come from Eastern Europe and one third from Asia.

FWF said it will carry on its commitment to ensuring that sustainable clothing production is achieved, with its focus being on the social standards at the production sites.
The observance of the standards is verified by the foundation through co-operations with local unions and associations as well as factory inspections, added FWF.

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"the company sends 300,000 items of clothing to its 38,000 employees who wear Swiss Post clothing" - that's nearly eight items each per year