FWF is an international organization dedicated to improving working conditions in factories around the world. It works with over 60 member companies and verifies working conditions in about 1200 factories that employ 275,000 workers across 15 production countries. FWF focuses on the sewing phase of garment production, which is highly labor intensive. It takes a process approach, working with companies and factories to develop improvement plans. FWF conducts multi-level verification including audits of member companies and their supplier factories to assess compliance with labor standards and support corrective action. Member companies benefit from FWF's expertise, access to specialized knowledge on labor issues and opportunities to improve sourcing practices.