In addition to the reports made about Walmart and H&M, another report focuses on popular clothing company, GAP and their misuse of labour regulations and laws. Overseas, in countries such as Cambodia, Sri Lanka, India etc, labour exploitation is a
H&M factories in Southeast Asian countries like Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, and Sri Lanka are reported to carry out violence that disproportionately affect women. With the women comprising 80-95 percent of the sector, a abusive and exploitative environment is being perpetuated,
A report focusing on the overall conditions garment workers working for Walmart face. Some of these include short term contracts, production targets, and excessive working hours that foster an exploitative environment for these workers.
Drawing on a multitude of countries, extensive research is conducted on the wage gap, the violence and safety issues, and occupational segregation the persists within agricultural labor disproportionately affecting women in the sector.
Published in New Frontiers in Feminist Political Economy, CWGL Faculty Director Radhika Balakrishnan and Sonja Thomas outline a human rights approach to social protection from a feminist economic perspective.
On 19 December 2011, the General Assembly adopted General Assembly Resolution 66/130, “Women and political participation.” The resolution called for more inclusivity in the political sphere, including acknowledging the importance of female political representation, eliminating laws preventing women’s participation in
This event has been postponed to 2021. For any queries or further information, please contact Melissa Upreti at mupreti@cwgl.rutgers.edu. The Global Dialogue provides women the ability to highlight their experiences in the world of work and amplify the demand for
With a focus specifically on the leisure and hospitality industry, this report highlights the high levels of sexual harassment women of color experience. A survey of over two-thousand female employees, results show that women in the food and hospitality service
Gender Based Violence in the GAP Garment Supply Chain
In addition to the reports made about Walmart and H&M, another report focuses on popular clothing company, GAP and their misuse of labour regulations and laws. Overseas, in countries such as Cambodia, Sri Lanka, India etc, labour exploitation is a
Gender Based Violence in the H&M Garment Supply Chain
H&M factories in Southeast Asian countries like Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, and Sri Lanka are reported to carry out violence that disproportionately affect women. With the women comprising 80-95 percent of the sector, a abusive and exploitative environment is being perpetuated,
Gender Based Violence in the Walmart Garment Supply Chain
A report focusing on the overall conditions garment workers working for Walmart face. Some of these include short term contracts, production targets, and excessive working hours that foster an exploitative environment for these workers.
Gender Issues in Agriculture Labor
Drawing on a multitude of countries, extensive research is conducted on the wage gap, the violence and safety issues, and occupational segregation the persists within agricultural labor disproportionately affecting women in the sector.
Gender, Macroeconomic Policy, and the Human Rights Approach to Social Protection
Published in New Frontiers in Feminist Political Economy, CWGL Faculty Director Radhika Balakrishnan and Sonja Thomas outline a human rights approach to social protection from a feminist economic perspective.
General Assembly Resolution 66/130, "Women and political participation"
On 19 December 2011, the General Assembly adopted General Assembly Resolution 66/130, “Women and political participation.” The resolution called for more inclusivity in the political sphere, including acknowledging the importance of female political representation, eliminating laws preventing women’s participation in
Global 16 Days Special Dispatch
Global Dialogue on Ending Gender-Based Discrimination and Violence in the World of Work - EVENT POSTPONED
This event has been postponed to 2021. For any queries or further information, please contact Melissa Upreti at mupreti@cwgl.rutgers.edu. The Global Dialogue provides women the ability to highlight their experiences in the world of work and amplify the demand for
Hands Off Pants On; Sexual Harassment in the Chicago's Hospitality Industry
With a focus specifically on the leisure and hospitality industry, this report highlights the high levels of sexual harassment women of color experience. A survey of over two-thousand female employees, results show that women in the food and hospitality service
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