Cividep marks a decade in Ambur, South India’s leather manufacturing hub, supporting low-wage workers, championing their rights and creating a wave of awareness and change. Our story intertwines with those of the workers, like Soniya, whose lives have been transformed through empowerment and advocacy through outreach activities. Navigate through this journey of challenges, strategies, and triumph.
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The article delves into the hurdles encountered by Bengaluru’s low-wage garment workers in benefiting from the Shakti scheme that provides free travel for women in government buses. Owing to connectivity challenges and limited bus services, the reliance on alternative transportation methods remain. It emphasizes the scheme’s potential impact on women’s mobility and labor force participation, and brings out the need for improved last-mile connectivity nad frequency of buses.
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How Cividep’s recent foray into running the Tamil Nadu wing of a national labour helpline led to the rescue migrant workers trapped in forced labour in Chennai. Read the challenges faced by migrant workers in the informal sector and the importance of timely grievance redressal.
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Work Is Cut Out For Cividep & Partners Despite Positive Outcomes At The Close of The Multi-agency ‘Decent Leather Project’
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A day-in-the-life of Cividep’s field officers working to empower workers and worker collectives through rights education
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