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Gender-based violence in the clothing industry - FEMNET Factsheet

Unworthy working conditions for workers in the textile industry are fundamentally a problem that affects people regardless of their gender. Nevertheless, there are gender-specific disadvantages for women, which lead to the fact that they often work under exploitative conditions in the various production facilities along the textile chain. Due to the widespread hierarchies in the production facilities, many women, in addition to verbal violence by superiors, also experience physical violence again and again. This ranges from extensive body searches to sexual abuse. In order to improve the protection of workers against sexual harassment, an ILO convention against gender-based violence in the workplace would be necessary.

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