Category: Annual Report
Reel of the Year: Workers Step into the Spotlight
Cividep’s 2024 Annual Report highlights a year of deepening worker engagement, advocacy, and digital empowerment. From social media training for electronics sector workers in Tamil Nadu to large-scale community events and policy-driven research, the report showcases efforts to amplify worker voices, promote fair labour practices, and drive systemic change. As India’s manufacturing sector grows, Cividep continues to bridge the gap between economic progress and worker realities, ensuring access to knowledge, networks, and advocacy for better working conditions.
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The Gentle Breeze Has Ceased
We have lost Lakshmi, and the fact that she’s no more has yet to sink in. When my grown-up...
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What changes await workers, brands & suppliers in readymade garment sector: Karnataka Factories Act Amendments
Factories (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2023, proposes wide-reaching changes to working hours, rest intervals and the employment of women in night shifts. The bill has serious implications for workers’ welfare
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I am a changed person
Stories Of 3 Women Workers From Cividep’s First Annual Report Show Enduring Ability To Fight Back
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An Introduction to Cividep – Video
Gopinath Parakuni, General Secretary – Cividep India, gives a brief description of the...
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Above the Din of Sewing Machines
A film documenting the exploitative work conditions of women garment workers in Bangalore, an industry largely geared towards exporting to big brands in the West. Despite the high turnover and export revenues earned, the workers of this industry toil with extremely low wages, in an atmosphere of constant fear and intimidation.
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