September 20, 2005

MSN Codes Memo #19

1. CSR Reports: Ratcheting Up Transparency Standards?
2. MFA Forum Promotes Joint Action in Bangladesh
3. BSCI: Are European Retailers on the Right Track?
4. Code Updates
• Jo-In Approves Common Code
• ISO to Develop SR Standard
• FLA Accredits Brands
• SAI Expands Training in China
• WRC Speaks Out on MFA
• German Retailer Joins FWF
• ETI Gives Guidance on FoA
5. New Resources
• Monitoring Sweatshops: Workers, Consumers and the Global Apparel Industry
• Globalization and Cross-Border Labor Solidarity in the Americas
• Gender and Labour Codes in Export Value Chains
• A Global Alliance Against Forced Labour
• Easy to Manage: A Report on Chinese Toy Workers
• Quick fix or lasting solution? Dealing responsibly with typical non-compliance

Download Codes Memo #19 here.