I’ve mentioned Cividep to you many times here and here. Cividep is the same trade union who was handling Roopa, a murdered garment worker’s case.
We have just received an article from one of our volunteers out there. Savraj’ our Naitika volunteer has been lucky enough to be working, seeing and learning about garment worker rights with her very own eyes. She has been doing everything from attending trade union training meetings and meeting
"some of the most inspirational people I’ve met in India"
To taking undercover factory visits where she has been able to talk to factory managers and understand why the role of the consumer is so important in bringing a change to the conditions out there.
"I was lucky enough to also talk to the general manager and ask of the pressure on his side (he did not know I was working for an NGO for garment workers)"
She’s had high’s
"I have also been conducting educational activities with children of garment workers, covering English translation sessions, geography lessons, competitions and more – this has been really successful and a great joy to be in charge of."
and her lows
"My lowest point was just seeing the extent and sheer number of workers crammed in to hot spaces over three floors, without a break to drink any water."
Read her article and see why it is so important we as consumers “use the power we have to make a change over anyone else!”
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