Opportunities for a Just Transition to environmental sustainability and COVID-19 recovery in the textile and garment sector in Asia

Sharpe, S; KALLIO, K; Veem, K; Martinez-Fernandez, M-C

Opportunities for a Just Transition to environmental sustainability and COVID-19 recovery in the textile and garment sector in Asia

Sharpe, S

KALLIO, K Veem, K Martinez-Fernandez, M-C

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Publication Type:: Report
Citation:: 2021, pp. 1-35
Issue Date:: 2021-10-01

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dc.contributor.author	Sharpe, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8423-2519
dc.contributor.author	KALLIO, K
dc.contributor.author	Veem, K
dc.contributor.author	Martinez-Fernandez, M-C
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-02T02:02:30Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-02T02:02:30Z
dc.date.issued	2021-10-01
dc.identifier.citation	2021, pp. 1-35
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/154954
dc.description.abstract	The impact of COVID-19 on the textile and garment sector in Asian countries has been and continues to be immense, and may last for a very long time. While countries in the West are emerging from the pandemic with some optimism that life will soon return to pre-pandemic levels, new COVID-19 outbreaks in Asia are pushing back hopes for a recovery in 2021 and the health and mental effects in communities are challenging pre-pandemic achievements related to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. This report examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the textile and garment sector, specifically the employment and enterprise impacts, and contextualizes these within the wider development impacts of the sector – social, economic and environmental; both positive and negative – to ask the question: how sustainable is the sector?
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dc.language	en
dc.publisher	ILO
dc.relation	International Labour Organisation
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dc.title	Opportunities for a Just Transition to environmental sustainability and COVID-19 recovery in the textile and garment sector in Asia
dc.type	Report
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ISF - Institute for Sustainable Futures
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dc.date.updated	2022-03-02T02:02:28Z
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pubs.place-of-publication	Bangkok, Thailand
pubs.publication-status	Published online
dc.location	Bangkok, Thailand

Abstract:

The impact of COVID-19 on the textile and garment sector in Asian countries has been and continues to be immense, and may last for a very long time. While countries in the West are emerging from the pandemic with some optimism that life will soon return to pre-pandemic levels, new COVID-19 outbreaks in Asia are pushing back hopes for a recovery in 2021 and the health and mental effects in communities are challenging pre-pandemic achievements related to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. This report examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the textile and garment sector, specifically the employment and enterprise impacts, and contextualizes these within the wider development impacts of the sector – social, economic and environmental; both positive and negative – to ask the question: how sustainable is the sector?

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