Italiaanse brancheorganisatie ondertekent protocol tegen uitbuiting in de modeketen

Luca Sburlati, chairman of the Italian branch organization Confindustria Moda, signed the protocol to combat exploitation in the fashion production chain yesterday during the prefecture of Milan. With this, the organization expresses its willingness to cooperate with public institutions (such as the prefecture, court, labor inspection and Carabinieri) and other sector organizations.

Camera Nazional Della Moda Italiana (CNMI) supports the protocol, but points to “essential points that must be operational differently to prevent negative consequences for companies and the chain”. The organization, led by Carlo Capasa, emphasizes the importance of confidentiality, protection of brand-know-how, customer information and data. CNMI therefore reserves the right to set additional conditions on this.

Since June 2024, Confindustria Moda has actively contributed to the creation of the protocol. According to the organization, a system of transparency and control must keep the interests in balance: from fair competition (both nationally and internationally) to respecting employee rights such as wages, safety and well -being.

Confindustria Moda emphasizes three key points:

• Application of the national collective employment contract in the entire chain;

• Protection of intellectual property and business-sensitive information, also for SMEs;

• Simple feasibility of procedures, to avoid unnecessary bureaucracy.

After signing, Confindustria Moda is “ready to contribute to the practical implementation of the protocol”, starting with the determination of production standards and control mechanisms on tenders and pricing.

“Hoewel het een overeenkomst is die op lokaal niveau is gedefinieerd, is de reikwijdte van dit experiment duidelijk ook nationaal: zowel vanwege de vertegenwoordiging op nationaal niveau van veel ondertekenaars, als vanwege de specifieke kenmerken van de mode-productieketens, die geen territoriale, lokale, regionale en vaak zelfs geen nationale grenzen kennen”, aldus de voorzitter van Confindustria Moda, Luca Sburlati.

As mentioned earlier, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI) has accepted the proposal of the prefecture of Milan to arrive at the definition of a series of common and shared rules to guarantee transparency in fashion production chains. “Reminding that the very high quality of Italian products is guaranteed by a perfect and transparent balance between large companies (brands) and small companies that together create a value chain that forms the basis of one of the largest industries in the country,” specifies camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana in the memorandum.

The discussion that has taken place in recent months under the coordination of the prefecture has made it possible to achieve a synthesis in the current version of the intention protocol, which can largely be shared and represents an important system result. However, there are some essential points that have to be prevented otherwise to prevent negative effects on the companies.

CNMI in particular reserves the right to the points that relate to the necessary protection of the confidentiality, the know -how of the brands and customers, as well as the disclosure of information and data related to them.

“CNMI will continue to work without prejudice to the improvement of the activities provided for in the protocol and at the same time represent the importance of being able to count on all consultation tables with the institutions and the branch organizations that determines a clear, orderly, specific and easily applicable regulatory framework,” the association specifies.