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19 Non-governmental organizations with a vast experience in working with worker's community have together to form a network all over the state of Tamilnadu to work for the interest of workers in garment and it's allied industries. This network was launched on 8th November 2001 at Tripur in a meeting convened to facilitate the meeting of visiting Clean Clothes Campaign representatives from International Secretariat.

A CCC task force was created to consolidate this Clean Clothes Campaign network in Tamilnadu initially. This network will work in tandem with the principles of Clean Clothes Campaign International. Clean Clothes Campaign works for the public awareness about the labour conditions of textile and garment workers all over the world. CCC works to pressurize the garment retailers to improve the living and woking conditions of workers in their source of production. Also, CCC works for a solidarity network and explores the legal framework.

The Campaigns inform consumers about the working conditions which their garments and make them pressure retailers to the responsibility for these conditions. The campaigns request the consumers to demand those companies to accept and implement code of conduct for labour standards that include independent monitoring and verification. CCC's code of conduct mainly focuses on

  Employment is freely chosen
  There is no discrimination in employment
  Child labour is not used
  Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining are respected
  Living wages are paid
  Hours of work are not excessive
  Working conditions are decent
  The employment relationship is established

Clean clothes campaign cooperates with various with various organizations all over the world especially self-organized groups of garment workers (including workers in factories and migrant workers). CCC task force invites all those organizations and individuals who work for right of workers in Garment and allied industry to join in our network. This network plans and moves in the direction of justice to labour standards in garment industry. For more information contact CCC Task force-Tamilnadu.

Also visit out in emotional secretariats website for more information www.cleanclothes.org candidate.