This study was published by the Centre for Education and Communication, a resource centre based in New Delhi. It was released in December 2023. The research was funded by Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung – South Asia. The study examines the garment sector in India and highlights challenges to ensuring decent work conditions. It also examines recent proposals and initiatives geared towards promoting better working conditions and environmental stability to throw light on any obstacles towards implementing a ‘just transition’ approach that benefits garment workers. Globally, an estimated 75 million people work in the garment sector, mostly in low-paid jobs in Asian countries. Women comprise three-fourths of workers in the industry. The study also adds that the sector accounts for about 10 per cent of global carbon emissions...
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Table of Contents
- Just Transition and 3
- Decent Work for 3
- Garment Value Chain 3
- Workers in India 3
- Centre for Education and Communication CEC 3
- Content 5
- Foreword 6
- Introduction 8
- The Garment Sector and Its Value Chains An Outline 13
- Chapter One 13
- Proposals for Green Transition and Sustainability 20
- Chapter Two 20
- Labour and Just Transition 31
- Chapter Three 31
- Regulating the Garment Sector 39
- Chapter Four 39
- Towards a Just Transition in the Garment Sector 46
- Chapter Five 46
- Bibliography 52
- Centre for Education and Communication CEC 56
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