Abiramy @Abee61840501
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“Asia Pacific is a construct. It began with the U.S. implementation of the Hubbens-Folk system to consolidate its power after World War II in the Pacific. As an economic construct, Asia Pacific was later joined by China and others, making it fundamentally an economic construct.”…
@asia_floorwage South Asia Coordinator, @Abee61840501 takes the stage at the @HubGarment webinar on safeguarding workers' rights in the global fashion industry. #FightTheHeist
What a pleasure to be a part of this fantastic discussion by @HubGarment on the agenda for safeguarding garment workers' rights in 2023! @Abee61840501 @sahibagill @GLJhub @ILRF @Traidcraft A recording will be out soon.
Yes! Thanks Madhulika and @asia_floorwage for leading the way on innovative #jointemployer litigation. 👀
Yes! Thanks Madhulika and @asia_floorwage for leading the way on innovative #jointemployer litigation. 👀
OUT NOW 🆕 Garment workers struggle to survive amid #SriLanka economic crisis Vishmee Warnachapa writes about her conversations with Sri Lanka #garmentworkers & the demands from their unions, as they battle the economic & political crisis. 🔗asia.floorwage.org/navigating-tur…
6pm - Human Chain, Galle Road, Moratuwa-Pres Sec, GGG 6.30-8.30pm - KZone Ja-Ela 7-9pm - Short plays & Political satire, Outdoor Amphitheater, GGG March from Independence Square to GGG (pls check for time) #takebackourpower✊🏾 #lka
6pm - Human Chain, Galle Road, Moratuwa-Pres Sec, GGG 6.30-8.30pm - KZone Ja-Ela 7-9pm - Short plays & Political satire, Outdoor Amphitheater, GGG March from Independence Square to GGG (pls check for time) #takebackourpower✊🏾 #lka
1/ We’ve released a new report with @GLJhub/@ILRF documenting how #SriLanka targeted unions who raised alarm about #COVID19 superspreader event at the country’s largest garment manufacturer Brandix in a free trade zone outside Colombo: asia.floorwage.org/press_release/… #BrandixCOVID
"Fashion brands are responsible for eroding individual & social safety nets in Asian garment production countries – this precipitated the humanitarian crisis faced by millions of women workers during #COVID19." - Abiramy S of @asia_floorwage at @IWRAW_AP #CSW66 event.
At our virtual launch of the Global Tribunal of Women Workers, women’s human rights and labour rights activists will reflect on the stories shared and barriers to the delivery of justice. Our panel of experts will be Abiramy Sivalogananthan, @ubhoola62 and Carmen Britez. #CSW66
How can the @OECD Due Diligence Guidelines drive accountability in national laws and in fashion supply chains, from brands and investors to marginalized workers? Join our side session of the #OECDrbc Forum on Due Diligence in #garment & #footwear sector. bit.ly/3HHDm9u
Yang Sophorn @CATUCambodia "The groundbreaking standards in ILO C190 provide a mechanism to respond to the global crisis at work by recognizing practices that result in economic harm as a form of violence and advancing a gender-sensitive approach to addressing violence at work."
Thivya Rakini, @tamil_labour : "Voluntary codes of conducts and social audits have failed to prevent and remediate gender based violence in fashion supply chains. We need enforcable and binding agreements involving brands and trade unions to #EndGBV" #16days
HAPPENING TODAY! Listen to powerful women labor & human rights defenders from the Global South, as they demand a world of work, free from all forms of violence. #16DaysofActivism #RatifyC190
HAPPENING TODAY! Listen to powerful women labor & human rights defenders from the Global South, as they demand a world of work, free from all forms of violence. #16DaysofActivism #RatifyC190
Listen to @AchalieKumarage in our webinar with @ColomboUni, as she discusses litigation strategies to protect worker rights in #fashion supply chains, to ensure a just recovery for Sri Lankan garment workers, after the #Covid19 pandemic. 🔗: us02web.zoom.us/j/81240105092?…
📢 HAPPENING TODAY ! Sri Lankan garment workers suffered #wagetheft of at least 9.4 million USD during the #Covid19 pandemic. Join our webinar with @ColomboUni to hear from experts on legal strategies to address #wagetheft in garment production countries like #SriLanka.
Why should wage theft be a #humanrights issue? Can brands be held liable for #wagetheft? Are there legal strategies to address #wagetheft in garment production countries? Join our webinar with @ColomboUni, to hear from experts on these questions &more. 🔗bit.ly/workersrightsSL
AFWA releases the SECOND ISSUE of the "EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES". The report focuses on the issues around wage payment, support mechanisms & layoffs of garment workers, specifically in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar & Sri Lanka. (1/3) Link to report: asia.floorwage.org/wp-content/upl…
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Today, 6 Sri Lanka unions, represented by Ashila Dandeniya @LankaStandup, handed over a letter to the Bangladesh High Commission, SL, expressing solidarity with garment workers in Bangladesh who are calling for a #minimumwage of at least Tk 23,000 (USD 209). 1/2
Thanks to everyone who attended our annual Labor Rights Defenders event! It was incredible to have so many allies in the room celebrating workers. We felt the #solidarity✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿. Let's continue to build community in support of workers around the world! #WorkerRights
"@Nike even has an ad campaign called 'Until we all win.' But who is winning when @Nike turns its back on economic devastation for women who make its clothing and chooses to funnel billions of dollars to its wealthiest investors through stock buybacks instead?" @asia_floorwage
"Our survey of garment workers in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, & Sri Lanka shows that… ❌On average, workers lost 25% of their income ❌7 in 10 fell below poverty lines, ❌3 in 5 went into debt to pay for food, ❌Women were disproportionately affected.” 2/2
In the pandemic, "Big Fashion companies many U.S. based made decisions that caused a devastating human rights crisis for MILLIONS of garment workers in their supply chains…incomes were slashed or disappeared." 1/2
“Where did the money go that could've pulled millions of families out of the economic devastation?!” The answer - stock buybacks - Anannya of @asia_floorwage at a #RewardWorkAct presser by @RepChuyGarcia, @RepValHoyle, @RepRoKhanna @wefighttheheist @GLJhub/@ILRF
📢Big Fashion brands pushed garment workers into deep crisis while wealthy brand owners profited. 3⃣ years later, workers are still struggling. With recession, it's gotten worse. We are challenging this system with a new campaign to hold brands accountable. Want to know more?
Yes! Thanks Madhulika and @asia_floorwage for leading the way on innovative #jointemployer litigation. 👀
“There is a need for more cooperation and sharing of litigation strategies and legal expert opinions across countries"—Madhulika Tatigotla, worker rights lawyer from India & @ILAW_Network member.
OUT NOW 🆕 Garment workers struggle to survive amid #SriLanka economic crisis Vishmee Warnachapa writes about her conversations with Sri Lanka #garmentworkers & the demands from their unions, as they battle the economic & political crisis. 🔗asia.floorwage.org/navigating-tur…
6pm - Human Chain, Galle Road, Moratuwa-Pres Sec, GGG 6.30-8.30pm - KZone Ja-Ela 7-9pm - Short plays & Political satire, Outdoor Amphitheater, GGG March from Independence Square to GGG (pls check for time) #takebackourpower✊🏾 #lka
3pm - Come to the road & join the struggle, wherever you are 4pm - Myths of Current Economic Crisis, People’s Uni, GGG 5.30pm - Cycle Protest VMD Park-Galle Face - Justice for Victims of Easter Attacks 6-8pm - Remembrance for Victims of Easter Attacks 6-7pm - Nawala Welipark
1/ We’ve released a new report with @GLJhub/@ILRF documenting how #SriLanka targeted unions who raised alarm about #COVID19 superspreader event at the country’s largest garment manufacturer Brandix in a free trade zone outside Colombo: asia.floorwage.org/press_release/… #BrandixCOVID
"Fashion brands are responsible for eroding individual & social safety nets in Asian garment production countries – this precipitated the humanitarian crisis faced by millions of women workers during #COVID19." - Abiramy S of @asia_floorwage at @IWRAW_AP #CSW66 event.
Thank you all for joining us today for the virtual launch of our report, "A Stitch in Time Saved None: How Fashion Brands Fuelled Violence in the Factory and Beyond." Watch it here if you missed it: youtube.com/watch?v=NgKn7h… #EndGBV #16days
WE ARE LIVE ! Ashley Saxby, lead researcher " wage theft committed by brands during the pandemic disproportionately impacted women workers in their supply chains. Men were likely to be more rehired than women in lockdown."
Thivya Rakini, @tamil_labour : "Voluntary codes of conducts and social audits have failed to prevent and remediate gender based violence in fashion supply chains. We need enforcable and binding agreements involving brands and trade unions to #EndGBV" #16days
HAPPENING TODAY! Listen to powerful women labor & human rights defenders from the Global South, as they demand a world of work, free from all forms of violence. #16DaysofActivism #RatifyC190
Happening Today! #OnlineProtest Women from 30 organisations are joining APWLD, @asia_floorwage and @IMA_migrants Asia Pacific to demand governments to #RatifyC190 and end ALL forms of violence at ALL workplaces. #WorkersRunTheWorld #16Days 🕐2pm ICT 📌bit.ly/RatifyC190
📢 HAPPENING TODAY ! Sri Lankan garment workers suffered #wagetheft of at least 9.4 million USD during the #Covid19 pandemic. Join our webinar with @ColomboUni to hear from experts on legal strategies to address #wagetheft in garment production countries like #SriLanka.
Listen to @AchalieKumarage in our webinar with @ColomboUni, as she discusses litigation strategies to protect worker rights in #fashion supply chains, to ensure a just recovery for Sri Lankan garment workers, after the #Covid19 pandemic. 🔗: us02web.zoom.us/j/81240105092?…
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