Category: Electronics

What 2024 Taught Us About Worker Voices and Stakeholder Engagement

Cividep India, now in its 24th year, continues to champion ethical labour practices and improved working conditions across global supply chains. In 2024, the organisation marked significant milestones, including the launch of the Workers’ Observatory, a platform amplifying worker voices, and the release of The Home & The World of Work, a report on gender and labour in Karnataka’s apparel industry. With initiatives spanning garment, electronics, and leather sectors, Cividep combines research, advocacy, and community engagement to address issues like low wages, exploitative conditions, and human rights risks. Looking ahead, Cividep remains committed to driving meaningful change for workers across industries.

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7 Worker Stories from 2024 That Reveal the Realities of Our Workplaces

In 2024, stories from women workers revealed the harsh realities of their workplaces, from exploitation and fear to resilience and solidarity. Cividep India, working with thousands of low-wage women workers across garments, leather, electronics, and plantations, brought these voices to light. Amid challenges like production torture, shopfloor abuse, and financial precarity, workers are finding their voices, advocating for fair treatment, and building collective strength. These powerful accounts highlight the urgent need for systemic change and celebrate moments of hope and resistance.

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Roundtable Highlights Worker Participation as Key to Improving Labour Rights in Tamil Nadu’s Electronics Sector

Cividep India and GIZ partner co-hosted a multi-stakeholder roundtable recently that highlighted worker Participation as Key to Improving Labour Rights in Tamil Nadu’s Electronics Sector. The speakers said effective stakeholder engagement, especially that of workers, will help tackle critical human rights risks facing electronics industry workers in Tamil Nadu

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Field Diary May 2024

This issue of Field Diary delves into inspiring stories of worker empowerment and solidarity across industries. A Cividep -India Labourline team rescued expolited migrant workers at a mill in Tamil Nadu. Meanwhile Worker Education Enabled Electronics Workers in Tamil Nadu In Accessing their Right To Health Protection , While Leather Homeworkers Stood Together To Demand Fair Pay. Also Read Learnings From A Cividep Team Conducting In-Factory Research on Occupational Health of Its Garment Workers.

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Field Diary March 2024

This issue of Field Diary delves into inspiring stories of worker solidarity across industries. While a homeworkers’ collective in Tamil Nadu’s leather industry is challenging unfair wages, garment factory workers in Bengaluru address issues in accessing social security claims. We also see electronics factory workers responding to exploitation by dubious contractors.

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Field Diary October 2023

This issue of Field Diary explores how workers continue facing mounting challenges across industries. In the garment sector, many workers are increasingly shifting to piece rate work due to flexible schedules and better earnings. Electronics workers in Sriperumbudur grapple with layoffs and lack of permanent employment. Meanwhile, Cividep’s partner organisations continue to encourage the spirit of worker solidarity through new ways such as building more compact alliances of workers through SHGs.

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Field Diary September 2023

This issue of Field Diary explores how workers continue facing mounting challenges across industries. The garment sector grapples with stagnant wages and potential extended work hours due to new legislation. Electronics workers in Sriperumbudur anticipate festive bonuses, often denied or substituted with household items. Layoffs in electronics and shoe factories highlight the instability of contract work and the gradual erosion of job security. Many workers, despite years of service, find themselves without due compensation or face issues accessing their Provident Fund. Cividep India has been stepping in, addressing health concerns and offering training sessions to empower workers in navigating these challenges.

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