‘Just One Sunday to Sleep’
Lakshmi’s two decades in Bengaluru’s garment factories reveal how long hours and rising production targets leave women workers exhausted, with no time to rest or recover
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Content Type: Insights
‘I Am Not A Machine’
With Factory Shifts Extended, Women Garment Workers Say Even Small Rituals of Rest Have Vanished From Their Day. Ground Reports from Cividep India.
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600 Women Garment Workers Unite in Bengaluru Forums for Dignity and Rights
In August 2025, more than 600 women garment workers gathered at two Bengaluru forums organised by Cividep India and partner groups seeking dignity at work and strengthening workers’ collective voice.
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‘I Don’t Even Get Time For Coffee’
With Factory Shifts Extended, Women Garment Workers Say Even Small Rituals of Rest Have Vanished From Their Day. Ground Reports from Cividep India.
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Proposed Revision Of Minimum Wage in Karnataka: Time to implement a Need-Based Minimum Wage?
A proposed revision to raise Karnataka’s minimum wage to ₹20,000 reignites the debate on what truly constitutes a fair, need-based wage. Drawing from decades of legal and policy frameworks, this article examines how far current wages—especially in the state’s garment sector—fall short of established norms, and why it’s time to bridge the gap between principle and practice.
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