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This report “explores how garment workers in India experience respect and disrespect within global supply chains. Drawing on fieldwork in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, the report centers the voices of workers—especially women—highlighting their everyday experiences of both respect and disrespect at work. It emphasizes that while global brands and suppliers often frame dignity in terms of […]
This report documents the impact of the Leicester factory closures from a multi-stakeholder perspective. Based on extensive fieldwork conducted from April-July 2023, we analysed the current situation in Leicester from the perspectives of workers, manufacturers, interventions, and brands. This report is informed by qualitative interviews conducted with current and former workers, manufacturers, and state and […]
Labour abuses persist in apparel supply chains. Evidence suggests that sourcing practices can influence working conditions in the garment manufacturing and exporting phase (i.e. cutting, making and trimming or CMT) and in higher-tier suppliers. However, there is no evidence of the impact of sourcing practices on working conditions in textile mills or lower-tier suppliers. For […]
This report focuses on the South Indian garment industry clustered around Tirupur and specifically on the labour challenges faced by the industry. We conducted 135 interviews and engaged in a series of consultations with around 100 further participants (including business actors, workers, NGOs, unions, and government agencies) in South India during 2018-19 to explore these […]
