Goal 2 – Sustainable Textiles Switzerland

Working conditions.

Promote fair wages and decent work for all.

Fair wages and safe workplaces for everyone in the textile supply chains.

Goal 2 of Sustainable Textiles Switzerland

The workfashion textile value chain in six stages: Design, Raw materials, Production, Manufacturing, Wear & Care, Take-back, Recycling & Reuse

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1 Design: From design to finished garment

From the idea to the design, then from the pattern to the first prototype and on to the finished product.

2 Raw materials: Cultivation of natural fibres and production of synthetic fibres

Raw material sourcing, from the cultivation of natural fibres and the production of synthetic fibres to spinning the fibres into yarn for weaving and knitting.

3 Production: From yarn to fabric production, including dyeing process

The yarns are woven or knitted into fabrics at the weaving or knitting mill, then dyed, or refined beforehand through yarn dyeing, and finished.

4 Manufacturing: From fabric to finished garment

The fabrics are cut, the cut pieces are printed or embroidered and then sewn together.

5 Wear & Care: In use by our customers and in laundries

Our workwear is put to the test every day, whether being worn or in the laundry, which is why we place great importance on using durable materials!

6 Take-back, Recycling & Reuse: Returning garments to the circular economy

The aim is to keep garments in use for a long time, to repair them and, in the long term, to recover the fibre through recycling so that it can be used again for garments.

People make clothes.

Responsibility along the entire chain

Good workwear is made by people. That is why we produce exclusively with carefully vetted partners in Europe and are committed to the amfori BSCI Code of Conduct: from freedom of association and occupational safety to the prohibition of child and forced labour.

Our goal by 2030

Due diligence obligations and transparency across all our suppliers and the textile value chains.

Where we stand today

We have carried out amfori BSCI audits at our production sites. All production sites uphold decent working conditions. As a practice partner, we are currently working with STS on planning and taking part in a joint engagement for fair work in Europe. The aim is to determine living wages in North Macedonia together with various independent stakeholder partners from government, NGOs, textile initiatives and other STS members that produce in non-EU countries in Eastern Europe. The project application is under way and we are optimistic that the project will start in 2027. The project focuses on information about the living wages of employees in manufacturing, meaning cutting, printing, embroidery and sewing.

Our challenge

Living wages cannot be achieved single-handedly. They require the cooperation of the entire industry and of stakeholders such as local NGOs. For us, transparency also means addressing difficult issues openly. To date, there is no information on living incomes for countries in Eastern Europe. There are projects with STS members in Asian countries, including Vietnam and Türkiye, but not in Eastern Europe. Once the project has been carried out, and on the basis of the information on living wages, we can start implementing a guideline with our manufacturers as a pilot. In a second step, we want to extend this with our long-standing fabric supplier to the further production stages, such as dyeing, knitting and weaving through to spinning.

By people, for people – how our workwear is made

Following the trail from design and prototype sample in Switzerland through cutting and printing to sewing: A look behind the scenes at workfashion.

founded – in Swiss hands for almost 60 years

is our only production region – we manufacture exclusively here

principles make up the amfori BSCI Code of Conduct

How we put it into practice.

The circles show the degree of implementation from our 2025 progress measurement. An amber remainder means that we are behind schedule on this measure. You will find the complete analysis with all interim results further down.

2.1

Due diligence

We have established a due diligence process according to the OECD.

100%

Implemented

2.2

Strategy

We are developing our strategy for working with suppliers against child labour, forced labour, harassment and excessive working hours.

75%

In progress

2.3

Wage roadmap

We are defining our roadmap for fair remuneration along the entire supply chain.

50%

In progress

2.4

Implementation

We implement our strategy and roadmap by 2030.

20%

In progress

The results of the progress measurement are based on workfashion's own information as a committed actor and represent an internal assessment by the Sustainable Textiles Switzerland programme. No audit has been carried out by the programme.

The goal for the Swiss textile and clothing industry

By 2030, 100% of the Swiss textile and clothing sector is implementing its due diligence obligations across the entire supply chain, with a focus on working hours, forced labour, child labour, sexual harassment and wages.

The goals of Sustainable Textiles Switzerland