A practical toolkit for brands
Finding Hidden Homeworkers in Apparel & Footwear Supply Chains
Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence
mHRDD legislation has the potential to benefit homeworker, but without careful implementation it could cause more harm.
Gender equity in garment & footwear sectors
A gendered analysis of our work to improve transparency and piece rates for homeworkers stitching leather Footwear in South India.
Homeworker Due Diligence.
What does due diligence for supply chains using homeworkers look like?
Better Wages for Homeworkers in Tamil Nadu
Consultation with homeworkers stitching shoes for Pentland Brands in Tamil Nadu.
Due diligence in Tamil Nadu leather footwear manufacture
Overcoming barriers to women organising in leather footwear manufacture.
Greater Manchester textile and garment industry: a scoping study
A scoping study of the Greater Manchester textile industry.
Case Closed, Problems Persist.
This report investigates how Social Accountability International (SAI) and the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) dealt with complaints about labour rights abuses in the Tamil Nadu textile industry.
Good Employment for Homeworkers
Pentland brands worked with us in a commitment to ensuring good employment to homeworkers.
Stitching Our Shoes: Full Report
In depth research exploring the role of homeworkers in global supply chains, their poor pay and working conditions and the possibilities for change.
Stitching Our Shoes: Summary
A brief introduction to the main findings of our Stitching Our Shoes report.
Forced Labour: Full Report
This 2014 report details our research on forced and bonded labour in Tamil Nadu’s textile sector
Homeworkers in South India's Leather Footwear Industry
Exploring the role of homeworkers in Tamil Nadu's leather footwear industry, outlining what action is necessary to strengthen their position and improve their working conditions.
Organising homeworkers in Tirupur’s garment industry
This report documents the working conditions of homeworkers in the Tirupur garment sector, and responding to their priorities and concerns
Tamil Nadu: Garment Industry
A look at why so many workers in Tamil Nadu's textile and garment industry are subject to gender and caste discrimination and other rights abuses.