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Comparing the responses from brands to the ACT commitment reporting questionnaire in 2021 to the results in 2023 ACT found “mostly positive progress” and a “slight increase” in average scores across all sections...

Brands were found to face the same purchasing practice issue as in 2021: price quotations, which around 50% of suppliers consider important for providing a living wage...

In May 2024, the ACT agreement worked with fashion brands and the non-profit global union IndustriALL to reach individual binding agreements that aimed to support the ongoing process of reaching a collective bargaining agreement over wages in Cambodia...