When Will Leather Brands Pay Living Wages?
Pradeepan Ravi explains why brands shouldn’t ignore international standards on wages.
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Region: Ambur
Leather workers of Tamil Nadu: First-wave induced economic shocks and the need for sustained relief
This article highlights the main findings of a research study conducted by Cividep and its partners INKOTA, Sudwind, and SLD to assess the impact of the unprecedented lockdowns in 2020 on the lives of leather sector workers of Ambur, Tamil Nadu. Cividep’s relief measures to help alleviate the workers’ distress are also described here.
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ILO features Cividep’s advocacy for homeworkers with global brand
On completion of 25 years of the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Homework Convention (177), which calls for protection and equal rights to all homeworkers, the ILO have published a comprehensive report about homeworking. Included within this report is a case study of the work that Cividep undertook in collaboration with Homeworkers Worldwide and Pentland Brands.
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Human rights due diligence in India’s leather industry: A long way to go
A study by Cividep India, Homeworkers Worldwide, and Ethical Trading Initiative identified adverse labour rights risks and impacts in factories and informal supply chains of leather goods production clusters in India. Companies need to conduct more comprehensive due diligence, involving civil society organizations, in industries such as the export-oriented leather sector in India, with complex and largely unmapped supply chains.
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Home-based work in the time of Covid-19 for women in Ambur
COVID-19 has exacerbated the precarity of working conditions for the leather home workers of Tamil Nadu- with less work, delayed payments, and further scope of exploitation. On International Homeworkers Day 2020, they got together to release a charter of basic demands including formal recognition, minimum wages, and social security. We examine the impacts of COVID on their lives and livelihoods.
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