Is it time to take the global garment sector a step further by supporting the integration of women-led SMEs (small and medium size enterprises) into the mainstream?

If women workers feel demeaned, if they can’t speak out and if they avoid certain areas in the workplace – there is a cost.

Global companies sourcing from India will need to make sure that their suppliers reflect the new law in their maternity leave policies.

Small signs of hope in a sector beset with challenges.

Witnessing empowered women workers speaking for themselves – from women’s health issues to working hours, proper pay slips and other labour standards.

Shamima is a floor supervisor in a Bangladeshi garment factory where most supervisors are men. So what does it take for a woman like Shamima to rise up through the ranks in such a culture?

Modern slavery, trafficking, the living wage, and labour exploitation of refugees: from Syria to Thailand here’s four stories we predict will be debated this year.