This latest edition of the Cividep Field Diary is all about women lifting each other up – from mobilizing fellow workers for awareness meetings in the community, discussing the interconnectedness of health, gender, and work; the barriers to sustaining careers in the factory, and much more.
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Kaveri MT Looks At How Poor Working Conditions In Garment Factories Are Linked To Health Issues Among Women Workers. This Is Part of Cividep’s Latest Research On Occupational Health Issues Among Bangalore’s Garment Workers
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The article delves into the hurdles encountered by Bengaluru’s low-wage garment workers in benefiting from the Shakti scheme that provides free travel for women in government buses. Owing to connectivity challenges and limited bus services, the reliance on alternative transportation methods remain. It emphasizes the scheme’s potential impact on women’s mobility and labor force participation, and brings out the need for improved last-mile connectivity nad frequency of buses.
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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.
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Cividep Director Deepika Rao speaks about the potential transformative impact of European due diligence laws on Indian workers. It explains how Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) regulations can reshape working conditions, safeguard labor rights, and encourage stakeholder collaboration. Additionally, the importance of social dialogue, effective grievance mechanisms, and the benefits for businesses and workers is elaborated.
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