With the phasing out of the Multi Fibre Agreement (MFA) in 2005, the world garment industry was put on one platform, and countries had to compete with each other to grab business. Work pressure has been constantly rising, while working conditions in factories are going from bad to worse. While the garment industry is one of the biggest sources of export, with considerable and rapid increase in growth (much of it over the last four decades), there has been a corresponding race to the bottom insofar as labour standards and wages are concerned.
This study, conducted in partnership with SOMO, focuses on working conditions and corporate social responsibility in the Bangalore garment industry, drawing on insights collected from eighty garment workers in three industrial areas of Bangalore: Mysore Road, Peenya II Stage and Bommanhalli.
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Richer bosses, poorer workers: Bangalore’s garment industry