Star of Ambur: Not Biriyani But Women Who Stitch Fancy Shoes For A Pittance
A photo story of Ambur’s leather homeworkers.
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Topic: Health
Field Diary 2022
A glance into worker lives with bite-sized stories from the factory, household, worker communities, and more.
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Cividep India’s rapid response relief project for COVID-affected garment workers
With APPI’s support, Cividep launched a relief project for alleviating some of the distress that garment workers have faced due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Workers whose factories had shut down or were employed for only a few days in a month, either as piece-rate workers or regular workers, were allocated cash transfers. We document our approach, the results achieved, and learnings from the period of extreme distress faces by workers.
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Women Workers in India – The ‘Invisible Majority’
A study by Cividep India on occupational health hazards faced by garment worker women finds mentioned in this Indian Express article on the invisible majority fuelling India’s urban revolution – women who’re increasingly migrating to cities for work.
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Study exploring childcare in Bangalore’s garment sector
Fibre2Fashion.com features our collaborative study on the provision and quality of childcare and creche facilities in Bangalore’s garment factories and the results of a consequent multi-stakeholder consultation with the state government.
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