Investigating Incidence of Child Labor in Cotton Ginning Factories of Gujarat - Draft report Prayas carried out the study to find out laboratory conditions in cotton ginning industry in Gujarat with a focus on employment of children and adolescents in the work season 2011 - 12. It was in continuation of a similar study carried out in 2010 - 11 with ILRF support. The studies have generated information on (i) socio-economic profiles of labor force (ii) incidence of child labor (iii) wages and working and living conditions (iv) pattern of recruitment. The study findings have provided valuable material for undertaking advocacy work with the state and the ginning industry to improve work conditions and reduce incidence of child labor in the industry. The study was studied in 15 cotton ginning factories of Kadi, Manavadar and Gondal clusters. The three districts in which these clusters are located together account for almost half the number of functional ginning units in the state. A total of 347 workers have been mapped. Mehr Details
Fact sheet: The Dindigul Agreement to End Gender-Based Violence and Harassment In April 2022, the first legally binding convention on gender-based violence in Asia was signed with the Dindigul Agreement. H&M is also one of the signatories, along with PVH, GAP, Tamil Nadu Textile and Common Labour Union (TTCU), and local supplier Eastman Exports. The agreement received a lot of attention from the press and media, who spoke of a ‘Landmark Agreement’. Mehr Details
The shoe that wears us. - Interesting facts about the shoe industry The Fact Sheet provides a compact overview of the global footwear industry and labour rights violations along the production of a shoe. India and China are considered as focal countries, while toxic leather production and the intensive use of home-based work in shoe production are the focal points for labour law and human rights violations. Demands on the shoe and leather industry and tips for consumers round off the info booklet. Mehr Details
Social Sustainability in Apparel Supply Chains: Organizational Practices for Managing Sub-Contracted Homework As the lowest level in the subcontracted supply chain, homeworkers are invisible and subject to exploitation. Existing codes of conduct and monitoring schemes favor the rights of the visible workforce employed in industrial settings in Tier 1 factories. We conducted qualitative field research with the Self employed Women’s Association’s (SEWA) embroidery center in New Delhi, India. Findings provide understanding of the sustainable management policies and practices that have been put in place to assure global buyers that homework can be carried out in ways consistent with standards for human rights, making it a protected component of sustainable supply chains. Mehr Details
FEMNET factsheet: Climate damage caused by the clothing industry The clothing industry produces 8% of all greenhouse gases – more than global aviation and shipping combined. Nevertheless, clothing hardly plays a role in the climate debate so far. The factsheet identifies the production steps responsible for the largest emissions and presents alternative materials and consumption patterns. Since almost a third of the CO2 emissions are generated during the use of clothing, we can positively influence our textile footprint by even small behavioral changes. Mehr Details
