Asos has signed a new agreement with the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) to extend its human rights commitments from its product supply chain through to its transport and logistics network.
The online retailer said it was the first fashion business to have both ITF and IndustriALL agreements in place, protecting workers’ rights across its entire global supply chain.
As part of the deal, Asos and ITF will work together to conduct human rights due diligence (HRDD), identify and mitigate potential risks, as well as determine solutions if violations occur.
The retailer will implement monitoring and compliance measures across its directly operated and subcontracted transport operations and engage employees in line with ITF guidance. It will also work with the federation on climate change and gender equality.
Asos chief executive José Antonio Ramos Calamonte said: “Enhancing the human rights of everyone involved in our value chain – from designing and making clothes, to warehousing, shipping and delivery – has been a core mission for Asos for close to a decade.
“Our new agreement with ITF will enable us to take our work even further and extend our action to protecting and improving the human rights of workers in our transport and logistics supply chain, reducing risk and improving supply chain resilience while delivering positive change for the people supporting our business.”
ITF general secretary Stephen Cotton added: “Asos has been leading the charge from businesses that demand better protection for people and planet through human rights due diligence. So, we’re delighted to team up with Asos in order to raise the bar globally for the transport workers who keep our world moving.
“Agreements like this are helping the ITF to shift the dial on the protection of transport workers’ rights. But we can only do this in tandem with pioneering, progressive businesses like Asos, who are ready to push far beyond the minimum of what’s legally required of them.”
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