Category: Human Rights
The violation of human rights remains a serious challenge in the textile and garment industry. Low-skilled women account for the majority of the workforce in the industry, and these women are subject to various forms of abuse impacting their daily lives and consequently the lives of their families. The critical need and dependency for employment for survival and subsequent fear of job loss results in an increased tolerance amongst these women towards withstanding significantly difficult working conditions. Low wages, gruelling work schedules and lack of access to appropriate and much needed healthcare are only a few examples of the issues at the forefront of the violation of their rights and freedoms.
Online portal for textile incidents – knowing the risks but also eliminating them
Development and environmental NGOs have launched a public portal highlighting risks in the global supply chain. of clothing, textiles and footwear: www.textile-incidents.info Human rights are still being violated and the
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Textile Incidents List: a new website that tracks publicly available information on incidents, labour rights violations and infringements from production countries
This website documents incidents within the textile and garment sector in Bangladesh as well as other important production countries
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The Hidden Cost of Fast Fashion: Human Rights Abuses in the Brazilian Cotton Industry
Uncover the hidden human rights abuses in Brazil caused by the cotton supply chains of major fashion brands.
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Human rights impacts of toxic plastics
The report by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and toxics stresses that “the stages of the plastics cycle disproportionately affect people living in poverty”.
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Murder of a Female Worker Once Again Sheds Light on Structural Violence in India’s Factories
Violence against women is a bitter everyday occurrence in India’s factories.
News DetailHuman Rights Violations in the Garment Sector: Women Are Most at Risk
Beyond pandemic funding and measures, companies should care for their female textile and garment workers by fostering safe and inclusive spaces for them within the workplace.
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- Challenges of textile waste import to Tunisia with Semia Gharbi, Tunisia
- Environment and health challenges of the textile industry in Bangladesh, with Dr Shahriar Hossain from ESDO in Bangladesh
- How textile waste piles up in the Global South with Gilbert Kuepouo, Cameroon
- Sanitary pads and toxic-free textile solutions with Priti Mahesh from India