The charter was updated in 1997 and extended by consent of the European shoe retailers' association (CEDDEC) and EuroFiet to the shoe retailing sector in 1998; 1996: Joint declaration on child labour of the social partners of the commerce sector, EuroCommerce and EuroFiet; 1997: Code of conduct of the social partners of the textiles and clothing sector, Euratex and ETUF:TCL containing the six ILO key labour conventions
Het charter is in 1997 bijgewerkt en in 1998 met de sector van de schoenverkopers uitgebreid met instemming van de Europese vereniging van schoenverkopers (CEDDEC) en EuroFiet;