“With women still less likely to participate in the labour force, and more likely to take the

worst jobs in it—insecure, unsafe and poorly paid jobs—inclusive growth remains far out of
reach.
Globally, only 63 per cent of women aged 25 to 54 are in the labour force compared to 94 per
cent of men of the same age. Women’s participation rate has barely budged in the last 20
years, except in Latin America and the Caribbean, where it rose from 57 per cent to 68 per
cent. In Central and Southern Asia, the rate has fallen to 37 per cent.’’ (Anon., n.d.)
Un women

According to the Guardian's lab on child labour (sponsored by Unicef), the

International Labour Organization estimates that, "170 million children are
engaged in child labour, with many making textiles and garments to satisfy
the demand of consumers in Europe, the U.S. and beyond."

Zara has achieved the C-label. According to us, Zara has started to take sustainability into account,
by implementing measures to reduce climate emissions, using preferable raw materials such as
organic cotton for at least some of its garments, by signing the Detox Commitment to eliminate
hazardous chemicals, or by collaborating with several organisation, such as Ethical Trading Initiative,
to improve the labor conditions in its supply chain. Still, more can be done.

https://rankabrand.org/Retailers/Zara

Livia Firth is the Creative Director of Eco-Age, the sustainability brand consultancy and founder of
the Green Carpet Challenge. As an Oxfam Global Ambassador, Livia has travelled to Ethiopia, Kenya,
Bangladesh and Zambia, connecting with the people at the beginning of the supply chain. She is also
a founding member of Annie Lennox’s ‘The Circle’, a powerful women’s advocacy group. Livia is a UN
Leader of Change and has also been recognised with the UN Fashion 4 Development Award. In 2014,
Livia was awarded the Rainforest Alliance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sustainability and
the Honorary Award of the National German Sustainability Foundation. Livia currently resides in
London with her husband Colin, two children, one cat and four fish.

people tree

Patagonia, which has earned a large and loyal customer base through its relentless focus on
sustainability from product development to innovative campaigns and involvement in sustainability
initiatives. Millennials in particular are interested in more-sustainable solutions; 66 percent of global
Millennials are willing to spend more on brands that are sustainable. “Sustainability, interestingly,
it's really important with the young generation,” says Levi Strauss’s Chip Bergh. “In China... the value
they place on how brands do business, what brands stand for is off-the-charts compared to any prior
generation.”

Fashion in 2018 | 08. Sustainability Credibility ...

https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/intelligence/top-industry-trends-2018-8-sustainability-
credibility

India and Goal 8

While the global economy sluggishly recovers, according to the International Monetary
Fund, India is experiencing strong growth and rising real incomes. The dividends of this
growth will be sustained by its people. With over 360 million young people between 10
and 24, India has the largest youth population in the world. Harnessing this demographic
dividend holds the key to building a prosperous and resilient future for the country.
However, India’s gross enrolment ratio in higher education is only 23%, amongst the
lowest in the world. India’s labour force is set to grow by more than eight million each
year, and the country will need to generate 280 million jobs between now and 2050, a
one-third increase above current levels. The government’s National Skill Development
Mission and Deendayal Upadhyaya Antodaya Yojana, as well as the National Service
Scheme and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme are some
flagship programmes aimed at bringing decent work to all.

http://in.one.un.org/page/sustainable-development-goals/sdg-8/

 Increase aid for trade support for developing countries, in particular least developed
countries, including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-Related
Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries.

Now, though, companies that want to be more open and help

suppliers that are not used to sharing information do the same, said
Neliana Fuenmayor, fashion designer and founder of A Transparent
Company. Her company aims to help the fashion industry become
less opaque through the use of blockchain technology.

Fuenmayor first learned of the potential of blockchain while doing

her masters degree on fashion entrepreneurship and innovation at
the London College of Fashion. For her research, she
interviewed friend and now collaborator, Jessi Baker from
Provenance,which is a platform using blockchain to achieve greater
supply chain transparency.

http://www.eco-business.com/news/this-company-wants-to-make-
the-fashion-industry-sustainable-using-blockchain/

Research Methodology
The research is carried out with exploratory method where we will
conduct personal interviews amongst Indian labourers which will
help us in qualitative part of research.

Second part of our research would be analysing our qualitative data,

where we will use descriptive study where the laws for labours are
being implemented and whether fashion industry follow ethical
trade practises which will be analysed in context to SDG factors 8
and 5 on gender equality and economic growth .

Sampling Method- After completing both proceeding of our

research and appropriate conceptual model will be tested
empirically through Multivariate normal distribution/ structural
equation modelling in the second step of our research.The sample
will be selected through a technique of non probability sampling
amongst labourers 100 men and 100 women from Haryana,uttar
Pradesh and New Delhi. Firstly qualitative data from the first art of
the study will be collected by primary data collection through
personal interview and survey through questionnaire in the second
part of research.
This will help in coming to a innovative solution and conclusion for factories and export houses in
india to maintain standard operating procedures according to the SDG goals and labour rights stated
by Un in refrence to working conditions and economic growth