Herausgeber_in: HWW, ICN, Somo

Kurzbeschreibung:

This paper investigates how Social Accountability International (SAI) – a social certification organisation for factories and organisations, and the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) – an alliance of companies, trade unions and voluntary organisations working to improve the lives of workers – have dealt with concrete complaints about abusive labour conditions in the textile and garment industry in South India. ETI aims to improve working conditions in global supply chains by implementing the ETI Base Code of labour practice. SAI aims to empower workers and managers at all levels of businesses and supply chains, using the SA8000® Standard. Both ETI and SAI have grievance mechanisms in place to deal with breaches of the ETI Base Code and the SA8000® standard. For this paper the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO, the India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN and Homeworkers Worldwide (HWW) assess the effectiveness of these complaint procedures – specifically when it comes to improving the working conditions and labour rights of young women and girl workers in Tamil Nadu.

The authors draw general conclusions about the quality of these grievance mechanisms, using the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) as an evaluative frame of reference. ICN and SOMO conclude that the ETI and SAI complaint mechanisms do not provide the needed remedy to the affected workers. The mechanisms do not meet the requirements of the UNGP.

Both mechanisms need to improve procedures in terms of accessibility, legitimacy, predictability, equitability, transparency and rights-compatibility. The parties to the complaints – namely the buying companies, ETI and SAI and the certification bodies Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) and Bureau Veritas Certification (BVC) – were given the opportunity to respond to the findings at key points during the research process. The factories and spinning mills where the violations were reported are not mentioned by name in this paper but are referred to as Factory 1 etc.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2018

Umfang: 27 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

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Autor_in: Dr Geert De Neve, Dr Grace Carswell,

Herausgeber_in: University of Sussex Global Insights

Kurzbeschreibung:

In the aftermath of the recent collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh, a series of factory fires in Asia and a major garment workers’ strike in Cambodia, serious concerns have once again been raised about the conditions of labour in global supply chains. Not only are textile workers across South Asia being poorly paid and employed in unsafe working conditions, they continue to be subjected to forms of bonded or un-free labour that tie them to employers and work environments that they struggle to escape from. Given that little is known about where in the supply chain

bonded labour occurs or how it operates, this briefing explores the persistence of such labour in global garment supply chains by focusing on the Tamil Nadu power loom industry, integrated in India’s wider networks of garment exports. It describes the main characteristics of bonded labour

in this industry, identifies some of the consequences for the workers involved, and makes a number of recommendations for intervention and policy making. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) interventions in particular continue to lack information on where bonded labour occurs in their supply chains, what forms it takes and how it affects the workers involved.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2013

Umfang: 4 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

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Herausgeber_in: India Committee of the Netherlands
Autor_in: Rosanne Hoefe, The Netherlands (Utrecht)

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Arbeitsplatzsicherheit, Arbeitsrechtsverletzungen, Arbeitszeiten, Befragung, Chemikalien, Diskriminierung, Gesundheitliche Schäden, Heimarbeit, Kinderarbeit, Leder, Lederproduktion, Lohn, ökologischer Fußabdruck, Prekäre Arbeitsbedingungen, Südindien, Tamil Nadu

Kurzbeschreibung:
The environmental impact of the leather industry is well known, with tanning being one of the most polluting industries in the world. Waste water from tanneries often contains high amounts of acids, salts and heavy metals. These toxic chemicals alsnegatively impact the health of workers, as has been documented by Human Rights Watch and many others. The short film ‘The Toxic Price of Leather’ by Sean Gallagher, for instance, strikingly illustrates the harmful effects on people and environment of extreme pollution caused by tanneries of the city of Kanpur, the biggest producer and exporter of leather goods in India. Less known are the many other sustainability and human rights issues related tthe leather and footwear production in India. This report explores labour conditions in the leather industry that are related tdeep-rooted social inequalities in Indian society. It highlights underlying structural issues that impact the labour conditions in the leather industry in India: caste and gender discrimination. ICN feels that tackling these structural social conditions is a crucial prerequisite for the success of any CSR initiative in the Indian leather industry.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2017

Umfang: 52 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

Zielgruppe: Erwachsene

Medien: Hintergrundinformationen

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Herausgeber_in: India Committee of the Netherlands
Autor_in: Marijn Peepercamp

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Arbeitsrechtsverletzungen, Arbeitszeiten, Empfehlungen, Kinderarbeit, Lohn, Menschenrechtsverletzungen, sexuelle Belästigung, Spinnereien, Sumangali, Südindien, Tamil Nadu, Zwangsarbeit

Kurzbeschreibung:
The state of Tamil Nadu is the largest producer of cotton yarn in India and a global sourcing hub for readymade garments in recent years. The spinning mill industry is of major importance tthe state and tthe national economy. A publication by the Tamil Nadu government claims that India is the world largest cotton yarn producer after China, responsible for a little over one-fifth of yarn production worldwide. 35 t40% of this yarn is produced in Tamil Nadu, which is home tapproximately 1,600 mills employing between 200,000 and 400,000 workers. Approximately 30% of this yarn is used in the export factories in Tamil Nadu, whproduce for brands like C&A, H&M, Marks and Spencer, Primark, Walmart, Zara and a lot of other brands.An unknown share of this yarn is used in other garment hubs in India that produce garments for the export. Yarn produced in Tamil Nadu is alsused for the domestic market and for the production of exported home textiles. Furthermore, a 2012 estimation suggests that over 20% of the production is exported directly tgarment producing countries like Bangladesh and China.Previous SOMand ICN research identified five factories under the Bangladesh Accord for Building and Fire Safety whsource from twspinning mills in Tamil Nadu. Seven if your shirt is not ‘Made in India’, the yarn might be. The India Committee of the Netherlands has worked with SOM(Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations) and with Mondiaal FNV for several years now tdraw attention tthe deplorable working conditions in the Tamil Nadu mills.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2016

Umfang: 11 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

Zielgruppe: Erwachsene

Medien: Hintergrundinformationen

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Herausgeber: STOP THE TRAFFIK
Director: Kim, Suzanne
Producer: Kim, Suzanne

Schlagwörter: Sumangali, Indien, Tamil Nadu, Baumwolle, Spinnerei, Sklaverei, Zwangsarbeit, bonded labor, Arbeitsbedingungen

Kurzbeschreibung:
Sumangali powerfully tells the stories of women and girls who have been deceived, coerced and trafficked into the cotton mills of Tamil Nadu, India. The reality that they face in the mills is one of exploitation, abuse and dangerous working conditions.
The stories of these girls are woven into the cotton they spin every day. This fabric is sold into fashion supply chains all over the world. We are each intimately connected with their story as it is weaved into the clothes that we buy and wear.
This film is dedicated to the girls and women who graciously offered their story.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2014

Umfang: 40 Minuten, Kurzfassung in 21 Minuten

Sprache: Englisch

Zielgruppe: Student_innen, Schüler_innen Sek II, Berufsschule, Erwachsene

Medien: Filme

Bezug: kostenfrei anzusehen unter vimeo.  Hier können Sie den Trailer einsehen und die Kurzversion.  Die Webseite zum Film bei Stopthetraffik.org
 

Herausgeberin: Fair Wear FoundationKategorien:

Schlagwörter:  Indien, Tamil Nadu, Löhne, Existenzlohn, Mindestlohn, Lebensbedingungen, Arbeitsbedingungen

Kurzbeschreibung:
Der Film begleitet eine 4-köpfige Familie in Indien, Tamil Nadu, bei ihren Ausgaben für ihren Lebensunterhalt während eines Monats. Das Familieneinkommen von umgerechnet 286 Euro verdienen die portraitierte Arbeiterin und ihr Mann in guten Monaten in der Textilindustrie. Der Film rechnet nach, wie sie davon Ernährung, Mobilität, Energie, Miete, Bildung für ihre Töchter, Bekleidung, Gesundheit, Kredittilgungen und Ausgaben für unvorhergesehene Ereignisse finanzieren. Es wird sehr deutlich, dass die gezahlten Löhne nicht existenzsichernd sind.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2015

Umfang: 6 Minuten

Sprache: Englisch

Zielgruppe: Student_innen, Schüler_innen Sek I/II, Berufsschule, Erwachsene

Medien: Filme

Bezug: online verfügbar bei Fair Wear.