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How Can Workers Benefit from Business & Human Rights Standards?
Confused by Business & Human Rights (BHR)? This blog cuts through the jargon and explains how BHR standards hold businesses accountable for worker well-being. Learn how these standards can be used to create positive change. Explore the new handbook by Cividep India and UNDP that equips worker collectives and labour organisations to leverage BHR for better working conditions across global supply chains.
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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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