Building trust in Tamil Nadu’s garment sector

Trust and confidence; these two words are so important to our work within Tamil Nadu’s garment and textiles sector.

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Reframing the role of recruitment agents in Tamil Nadu’s textile sector

We are working with our members to address exploitative labour practices in Tamil Nadu’s textiles sector. This blog looks at our community outreach programme and engagement with recruitment agents.

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Greater confidence for young Tamil Nadu cotton mill workers

Young female mill workers are learning to stand up for their rights in a local spinning mill that produces thread for the world's garment production.

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Lessons from ETI programmes - Tamil Nadu multi-stakeholder programme, southern India

ETI’s five year programme aims to catalyse positive change within the garment industry through activities that empower young women workers, strengthen industrial relations, build community awareness and support legislative reform.

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Garments and textiles, India

Supporting young women workers in Tamil Nadu and beyond

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Women workers speak out about labour rights in Tamil Nadu spinning mills

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

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Improving young women's rights in Tamil Nadu spinning mills

We respond to a Thomson Reuters Foundation article on our Tamil Nadu spinning mills project.

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Mediating between Homeworkers Worldwide and Sainsbury's and Asda George

Notification of outcome of a complaint made under ETI's Code Violation Procedure

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Tamil Nadu multi-stakeholder (TNMS) programme - mid-term evaluation

Independent evaluation of Phase 1 of ETI's Tamil Nadu Multi-Stakeholder (TNMS) programme.

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Why are young women workers killing themselves in India?

Young women workers in south India’s garment industry are killing themselves. Sometimes in a factory, or in hostels attached to factories. Twenty suspected suicides occurred in just three months, in the state of Tamil Nadu.

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