News & Media

1. Indian garment workers take to the airwaves to demand better conditions.

http://news.trust.org/item/20190220070008-55wvz/  

2. India’s human rights watchdog ordered authorities to act after a report about female garment workers airing their grievances on radio stations and demanding better conditions.

https://news.trust.org/item/20190429113104-vbdtw/

3. Teen dies mysteriously in Indian textile mill, family seeks justice.

https://apparelresources.com/business-news/sustainability/teen-dies-mysteriously-indian-textile-mill-family-seeks-justice/

4. Death of teenage Indian mill worker raises concerns over bonded labor.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-women-labour/death-of-teenage-indian-mill-worker-raises-concerns-over-bonded-labor-idUSKCN0WJ2BZ

5. Suicide at Indian spinning mill sparks child labour investigation.

https://www.reuters.com/article/india-textiles-children/suicide-at-indian-spinning-mill-sparks-child-labour-investigation-idUSL4N1PX47R 

6. Trade unions come in all different shapes and sizes, as Beverley Hall, our Senior Industrial Relations Advisor and Alok Singh, our India Country Manager found out when they visited a women-only trade union in Tamil Nadu.

https://www.ethicaltrade.org/blog/charting-rise-women-only-trade-union-india

7. India: Walmart, H&M in spotlight after string of textile workers deaths.

https://www.dw.com/en/india-walmart-hm-in-spotlight-after-string-of-textile-workers-deaths/a-44714948

8. Humiliated and harassed, textile workers find voice in radio.

https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/humiliated-and-harassed-textile-workers-in-tamil-nadu-find-voice-in-radio/cid/1685102

9. “Making bonus conditional is not acceptable. The girls are already paid less. The bonus is technically their right”.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/india-textiles-children/textile-mill-under-fire-after-indian-teen-dies-working-for-42-bonus-idUKL4N1MF0X9

10. Indian spinning mills under scrutiny after suicide of activist worker.

https://news.trust.org/item/20170601134429-o47jn 

11. “There is a lot of stress and trauma inside factories”.

http://news.trust.org/item/20180509135402-r19ib

12. TN garment workers go on air to vend their frustrations

http://news.trust.org/item/20180509135402-r19ib

13. In February, the NHRC directed the Tamil Nadu government to respond to the complaints, stating that workers were working in “miserable conditions”.

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/nhrc-lens-on-thousands-of-tn-factories-for-miserable-working-conditions/article26983730.ece

14. India’s human rights watchdog ordered authorities to act after a report about female garment workers airing their grievances on radio stations and demanding better conditions.

https://news.trust.org/item/20190429113104-vbdtw/

15. Thousands of Indian factories under scrutiny over ‘miserable’ conditions.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/thousands-of-indian-factories-under-scrutiny-over-miserable-conditions/articleshow/69098313.cms

16. NHRC issues notice to the Government of Tamil Nadu over reported denial of basic amenities to garment industry workers in the state (21.02.2019).

http://nhrc.nic.in/media/press-release/nhrc-issues-notice-government-tamil-nadu-over-reported-denial-basic-amenities