Summary of the needs analysis on childcare facilities in the clothing industry in Bangalore Bangalore's textile industry comprises nearly 1,200 production sites. In about 96% of these factories there are no functional cribs. According to a 2011/12 study by the ‘State Commission for the Protection of Children’s Rights in Karnataka’, 12 out of 118 factories reported having no functioning crèches. In the factories with cribs, there was only one crib for every 1,000 employees. According to the law, all factories with more than 30 permanent women must offer a crib for children under the age of six on the factory premises. In fact, although companies designate a space as childcare, no child- and care-friendly environment is created. That's why mothers don't bring their children to the factory. There is a lack of well-trained educators and toys. The children spend their days sitting around inactive or sleeping. Details Parent Category: Nachrichten zu unseren Themen Category: Wer passt auf? Mütter und Kinder in Fabriken Published: 16 December 2015 Read more …
New cooperation project with Cividep in India, Bangalore: Education and care for children of textile factory workers Textile workers in India. Photo © CIVIDEPWith Cividep in Bangalore, South India, FEMNET has started a new project. It is supported as a small project by the BMZ and runs throughout 2015. It is a commitment to the creation of crèches in textile factories in Bangalore, which are required by law but not implemented. Seamstresses often do not know where to leave their toddlers and if there is care, she is so bad that the women do not want to entrust their children to the factory. Details Parent Category: Nachrichten zu unseren Themen Category: Wer passt auf? Mütter und Kinder in Fabriken Published: 02 April 2015 Read more …
