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The Rise of Garment Worker Leaders in Bengaluru

Posted by Nikita Joseph | Jul 4, 2024

A Cividep-Azim Premji Foundation program empowered Bengaluru garment workers. Over three years, 600 workers gained leadership and communication skills, enabling them to fight for better pay, working conditions, and healthcare. Worker Resource Centers provided support and education, fostering solidarity and replacing fear with confidence. This program not only created leaders but also improved mental wellbeing through access to counselling.

Why Robust BRSR Reporting Is Good For Businesses & Labour Rights

Posted by Cividep India | Apr 17, 2024

A recent development in India, the Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) framework, has generated significant interest. BRSR mandates the top 1,000 listed companies to disclose their environmental and social impact alongside financial data. A Cividep India workshop explored the potential of BRSR to strengthen ESG standards in the country. This blog post examines the key takeaways from the workshop, including the opportunities and challenges associated with BRSR implementation.

Portrait Of A Researcher: How Prof Jean Jenkins & Team Devised A Way To Understand Garment Workers

Posted by Sandhya Soman | Nov 6, 2023

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.

How A Phone Call Freed Sailesh & Friends From Workplace

Posted by Nikita Joseph | May 29, 2023

How Cividep’s recent foray into running the Tamil Nadu wing of a national labour helpline led to the rescue migrant workers trapped in forced labour in Chennai. Read the challenges faced by migrant workers in the informal sector and the importance of timely grievance redressal.

Work or Home? What Comes First? Workers Say Both.

Posted by Cividep India | May 1, 2023

On May Day, workers talk about the historic struggle that brought in 8-hour work days across the world. They worry about a possible shift to 12-hour work days that could throw their lives out of balance

Topic: labour rights

The Rise of Garment Worker Leaders in Bengaluru

Why Robust BRSR Reporting Is Good For Businesses & Labour Rights

Portrait Of A Researcher: How Prof Jean Jenkins & Team Devised A Way To Understand Garment Workers

How A Phone Call Freed Sailesh & Friends From Workplace

Work or Home? What Comes First? Workers Say Both.