No one could predict the future that would unfold when the Janata curfew was imposed on the 22nd of March 2020. This sudden lockdown and the economic disruptions it triggered left lakhs of people jobless. Among those that were severely impacted by the pandemic were rural micro-enterprise owners
On International Women’s Day, as the world celebrates womankind and its achievements, we would like to draw your attention towards home-based informal workers (or simply homeworkers) in global fashion supply chains. These women make significant contributions to their families, the global economy and their communities and yet they remain hidden – not recognised as workers and consequently alienated from their rights and entitlements.
As another ‘women’s day’ dawns upon us one might ask, what do we truly have to celebrate? While women constitute a sizable proportion of the global workforce, many continue to remain invisible. They face the double burden of unpaid care work and have
limited opportunities for decent paid work. The vast majority of India’s women workers, 95 percent (195 million), are employed in
the informal sector. Across the globe women earn lower wages, work in poorer conditions and are very poorly represented in policy forums that have the potential to influence change.
Emergency relief support for vulnerable Dalit & Adivasi families in Madhya Pradesh Under the EU Supported Muktee Project The country-wide lockdowns enforced to curb the
Update on Emergency relief support to Pahariya Tribe community- JUNE 2020 UPDATE Emergency Relief Work among the Pahariya community in Jharkhand Introduction The recent
The Impact of the Pandemic on the Lives of Homeworkers Kavita moved to Tiruppur from Kerala when she got married a few years ago. To
Beyond relief: the impact of coronavirus on India’s migrant workers Rohan Preece, Business and Human Rights Manager for Traidcraft India, reports from Delhi how coronavirus
The coronavirus lockdown and the flight of poor migrant labourers in India Traidcraft India’s Rakesh Supkar reflects on lessons to be learnt from the coronavirus