© FEMNET EU supply chain law: Not consistent enough for a "big hit" On Feb. 23, 2022 the EU presented its draft for a Europe-wide supply chain law. This is a good signal for the observance of human rights and climate protection along global supply chains. In terms of the size of companies, the EU draft is more ambitious than the German one. However, it lacks sufficient liability regulations for companies or references to gender-sensitive measures to protect workers, especially women and girls, from exploitation and violence. Category: 2022 Published: 24 February 2022 Read more …
© FEMNET Reports of the companies in the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles on the topic of Gender-based violence At the end of December 2021, 43 member companies of the Textile Alliance published their reports on the implementation of their due diligence obligations in the supply chain. In them, they describe the measures taken so far as well as future line to combat Gender Based Violence (GBV). Almost all companies assess the risk of GBV as high when producing in Asia, but the measures taken vary considerably. Category: 2022 Published: 11 February 2022 Read more …
© Myanmar now media International brands must act and cease production in Myanmar On February 1, 2021 the military in Myanmar staged a coup, arrested the elected members of the government, and took power. Four days later, a general strike began with numerous street protests known as the civil disobedience movement. At the forefront were the textile workers of Myanmar. To this day, their protests are violently suppressed, and trade unionists are arrested and killed. International brands must act and stop production in Myanmar to weaken the military regime. Category: 2022 Published: 01 February 2022 Read more …
© FEMNET Indian FEMNET partner Rukmini V. Puttaswamy receives Bremen Solidarity Award We are very happy about the award for the trade unionist Rukmini V. Puttaswamy from Bangalore. On our proposal she receives the 17th Solidarity Award of the Bremen State Chancellery. Category: 2021 Published: 25 February 2021 Read more …
Arbeitsausweis von Jeyasre Kathiravel. Foto: Handout Killing of female textile worker sheds new lights on structural violence in Indian factories. Violence against female workers is grim reality in Indian factories. Especially young women are helplessly exposed to violence executed by their supervisors. An extraordinary brutal case now sheds new lights on relationships of dependence existing in textile factories. In the South Indian state Tamil Nadu, the textile worker Jeyasre (20 years old) has been found death on 5th of January 2021, after her parents searched for her over days. She has been killed by her male supervisor. The man, who has confessed the crime, now is in jail. Category: 2021 Published: 22 February 2021 Read more …
