News - The Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (Textiles Partnership) 05 November 2018 Civil society in the Textile Alliance organises a Speakers Tour on "Violence against women in the workplace" from 5-16.11.2018 Gender-based violence against women is one of the most widespread human rights violations in the world. According to estimates, more than 30% of all women have already experienced them. Two activists from India report on approaches to how women in the clothing industry can defend themselves and how we can support them in doing so. The speakers MARY VIYAKULA, 43 years, has been an employee for many years and has been managing director of SAVE (Social Awareness & Voluntary Education), an NGO in Tamil Nadu that has existed since 1993. The NGO's office is located in Tiruppur, known as the City of T-Shirts. SAVE is a partner of FEMNET and the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC). As Programme Director, she leads the Labour Resource Centre (LRC), a SAVE training programme that educates workers about their rights and provides training for trade unions. She has also conducted numerous surveys on the working conditions of women in spinning mills and factories. DEEPIKA RAO, 33 years, worked for three years for Cividep India. The NGO in Bangalore, Karnataka investigates the working and living conditions of workers in global supply chains. Cividep uses the results of this research to advocate for better wages, safer jobs and against discrimination in factories that produce for global brand companies. Deepika holds a bachelor's degree in Marine Engineering and a master's degree in Social Entrepreneurship. In a research project, she conducted surveys on sexual harassment among migrant workers in the textile industry in Bangalore. Before joining Cividep, she worked as an engineer on an oil tanker. More information FEMNET FactSheet on the subject: Gender-based violence in the clothing industryPDF file FEMNET demands on fashion companies are developed on the basis of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines, the ILO MNU Declaration and the National Action Plan. appointments BERLIN, Monday, 5th - 7th November 2018 Symposium "Towards Living Wages in global garment and textile supply chains" Location: NABU - Naturschutzbund Deutschland e.V., Charitestraße 3, Berlin BERLIN, Tuesday, 6 November 2018 Public panel discussion "Wages in the global textile industry"Labour rights activists report on their fight for better wages Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.Location: NABU - Naturschutzbund Deutschland e.V., Charitéstraße 3, 10117 Berlin, Germany stork HALLE, Friday, 9 November 2018 Lecture at the Hochschule für Giebichenstein Kusthochschule Halle Time: 1 p.m. – 2.30 p.m.Location: Neuwerk 7, 06108 Halle, seminar room in the Bibliotek at the Design Campus LEIPZIG, Friday, 9 November 2018 Evening event at Frauenkultur e.V. "Gender-Specific Violence in the Textile Industry in India" Time: 19:00 - 21:00Location: Frauenkultur e.V., Windscheidstr. 51, 04277 Leipzig More information REUTLINGEN, Monday, 12 November 2018 Lecture at Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences Time: 10:00-11:30Location: Alteburgstraße 150, 72762 Reutlingen AUGSBURG, Monday, 12 November 2018 Evening event with the Catholic German Women’s Federation at the Augsburg State Textile and Industry Museum ‘Where a T-shirt is made - seamstresses from India report on gender-based violence in the workplace’ Time: 6 p.m. – 7:39 p.m.Location: Provinostraße 46, 86153 Augsburg More information MUNICH, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 Lecture at the Mediadesign University in Munich Time: 11:00 – 12:30Location: Claudius-Keller-Straße 7, 81669 Munich, Germany Evening event with the North-South Forum on Gender-Based Violence in the Clothing Industry Time: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.Location: A world house, Schwanthalerstr. 80 RG, 80336 Munich, Germany More information MUNICH, Wednesday, 14 November 2018 Lecture at the Academy of Fashion & Design Munich Time: 13:00 - 14:30Location: Infantry st. 11a, House E3, Aula HAMBURG, 15-16 November 2018 Conference: "SEWlutions for the future of the garment industry? Human rights and machinery" periods: Thursday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., evening ‘Let’s change the Fashion System’ award ceremonyFriday 08:30 - 15:30Location: Hamburg, Rudolf-Steiner-Haus, Mittelweg 11-12, 20148 Hamburg More information BREMEN, Friday, 16 November 2018 Evening event - Speakers talk about their work against gender-based violence in the Indian textile industry Time: 6:00-7:30 p.m.place : Überseemuseum, Bahnhofsplatz 13, 28195 Bremen More information
