Date: February 25, 2022
Time: 12:00 CET | 16:30 IST | 06:00 EST
Languages: English with French and Spanish interpretation available.
Subcontracting is ubiquitous in garment supply chains. Almost 90% of workers in garment supply chains in India work in workshops and from their homes. These millions of invisible, mainly female supply chain workers, are excluded from labour law protections and their human rights are routinely violated.
The EU legislation and corporate due diligence presents an opportunity for transformative change across the garment industry.
Join us for a 90-minute panel that makes the case for homeworkers to be included in EU legislation and corporate due diligence. Panelists, including homeworkers and their representatives, organizers and researchers from across Asia and around the world, will present:
This side session is part of the OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector and is co-hosted by several organizations including WIEGO, HomeNet International, HomeNet South Asia, Homeworkers Worldwide, and Traidcraft Exchange.
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