Taking care of business: Childcare in Bangalore’s apparel industry
Every day, women leave their children behind to enter factory gates and begin their work-day...
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Corporate geography, labour conditions, and environmental standards in India’s mobile manufacturing industry
India has become an extremely attractive market for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in...
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Improving corporate accountability in India
The concept of Business and Human Rights is still evolving and effective legal provisions have yet...
Read MoreChanging industrial relations in India’s mobile phone manufacturing industry
Nokia’s workforce in South India formed a union as a result of a resoundingly successful strike in August 2009, followed by two more strikes in January and July 2010. This study examines the broader industrial context within which the strikes at Nokia took place and its implications for workers in the rest of the industry in India.
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Richer bosses, poorer workers: Bangalore’s garment industry
With the phasing out of the Multi Fibre Agreement (MFA) in 2005, the world garment industry was...
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