A Stitch In Time Saves Nothing For Women In Garment Factories
A new study by Cividep on Bengaluru’s women garment workers show prevalence of gendered labour and worker burnout.
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Content Type: Insights
Portrait Of A Researcher: How Prof Jean Jenkins & Team Devised A Way To Understand Garment Workers
Initial findings from Operationalising Labour Rights project, led by a team at Cardiff University, with Cividep, show worker grievances and power relations in the garment industry.
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A Decade of Strides: Worker Voices Resonate In Ambur
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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Women Garment Workers : Overworked, Underpaid, and Unwell
Kaveri MT Looks At How Poor Working Conditions In Garment Factories Are Linked To Health Issues Among Women Workers. This Is Part of Cividep’s Latest Research On Occupational Health Issues Among Bangalore’s Garment Workers
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Not Quite a Free Ride For Women Workers On Buses
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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