Beyond The Factory Floor: How Cividep Field Officers Promote Workers’ Rights Education
A day-in-the-life of Cividep’s field officers working to empower workers and worker collectives through rights education
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Topic: Workers' Rights
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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When Will Leather Brands Pay Living Wages?
Pradeepan Ravi explains why brands shouldn’t ignore international standards on wages.
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A new living wage benchmark for tea workers
We discuss the concept of a workers’ living wage in the context of tea plantations in the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, and compare existing living wage calculations in the light of learnings from a social sustainability study conducted jointly by Cividep India and Finnwatch.
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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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