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The audience at a graduation ceremony for garment workers applauds as graduates receive their certificates. The USAID-funded class graduated from the INDEPCO training program.
Photo by Ben Edwards/USAID
May 13, 2011, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
USAID's Liz Martin delivers remarks at the graduation of a class of garment workers funded by USAID.
Photo by Ben Edwards/USAID
May 13, 2011, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Hans Garoutea, INDEPCO's president, delivers remarks at the graduation of a class of garment workers funded by USAID.
Photo by Ben Edwards/USAID
May 13, 2011, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
The Garment Worker: Judith Weller, 1984; The Fashion Center Information Kiosk: Pentagram Design Studio, 1995; both: Garment District, Midtown, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA, sculpture. Photo 1 of 3.
Dhaka, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
Are you an early riser? If you are, you've probably seen them. Every morning, they head together to their workplaces. They are the women workers of ready-made garments industries in Bangladesh. While they walk, they hold firmly to their lunch boxes and keep their eyes on the street. They are determined to change their fate.
The statistics is staggering. Around 1.5 million women work in the export oriented garments industries of Bangladesh, which is 80 percent of the total workforce. Even a few years ago, women from the underprivileged portion of the population were even afraid to dream about such a revolution. Hope was something synonymous to echo, which reflected back to them when they hoped for anything but a confined shelter in their husband's home. Such a shelter came with a price of hefty dowry and torture from the sadomasochistic and illiterate husbands. In a society, where the only vent to freedom is education, these women usually cannot even finish their fifth grade before they have to leave schools.
The garments industry came as another pathway to empowerment. It provided the taste of freedom and self-independence that these women could never dream of. When this industry was rising in Bangladesh, they jumped on the very first wagon of freedom to prove what they could do if given an opportunity. They are paid a nominal wage; they have to face a lot of hurdles from the society which is not yet ready to accept them outside the four walls. But, the hunger for independence is insatiable. They have learnt how to work along with the men and in most of the cases surpass their male counterparts in terms of productivity. In the male dominant domain of Bangladesh, this is a silent revolution.
Despite the persisting problems of worker-owner conflicts on wages, sabotage and infrastructure issues, the ready-made garments industries are the single most important export sector of Bangladesh, which stand third among all the garments exporting nations in the world. When you buy a T-shirt with the tag "Made in Bangladesh" from a super shop in America or UK, you might wonder how a small country like Bangladesh conquered the textile market of the world. Well, now you know who are behind this victory, these little women with their big dreams. They have found the factories of freedom they have been waiting for decades.
Freedom is now.
Dhaka, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
Are you an early riser? If you are, you've probably seen them. Every morning, they head together to their workplaces. They are the women workers of ready-made garments industries in Bangladesh. While they walk, they hold firmly to their lunch boxes and keep their eyes on the street. They are determined to change their fate.
The statistics is staggering. Around 1.5 million women work in the export oriented garments industries of Bangladesh, which is 80 percent of the total workforce. Even a few years ago, women from the underprivileged portion of the population were even afraid to dream about such a revolution. Hope was something synonymous to echo, which reflected back to them when they hoped for anything but a confined shelter in their husband's home. Such a shelter came with a price of hefty dowry and torture from the sadomasochistic and illiterate husbands. In a society, where the only vent to freedom is education, these women usually cannot even finish their fifth grade before they have to leave schools.
The garments industry came as another pathway to empowerment. It provided the taste of freedom and self-independence that these women could never dream of. When this industry was rising in Bangladesh, they jumped on the very first wagon of freedom to prove what they could do if given an opportunity. They are paid a nominal wage; they have to face a lot of hurdles from the society which is not yet ready to accept them outside the four walls. But, the hunger for independence is insatiable. They have learnt how to work along with the men and in most of the cases surpass their male counterparts in terms of productivity. In the male dominant domain of Bangladesh, this is a silent revolution.
Despite the persisting problems of worker-owner conflicts on wages, sabotage and infrastructure issues, the ready-made garments industries are the single most important export sector of Bangladesh, which stand third among all the garments exporting nations in the world. When you buy a T-shirt with the tag "Made in Bangladesh" from a super shop in America or UK, you might wonder how a small country like Bangladesh conquered the textile market of the world. Well, now you know who are behind this victory, these little women with their big dreams. They have found the factories of freedom they have been waiting for decades.
Freedom is now.
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For some people, this looks like a flexible job where they can work part time to help with a big order. For others it's difficult and low paid.
A female worker cuts pieces of clothing in a garment factory in Ethiopia.
In 2020, Better Work Ethiopia raised its efforts to train middle managers, including human resource and compliance managers, counselors, and supervisors from different production lines on several issues relating to sexual harassment. These include guidance on what sexual harassment is, the relevant laws that govern it, and the policies companies can implement to prevent it. As a result of this training, four factories revised their existing policies and procedures to address sexual harassment complaints and ensure safer workplaces.
The number of workers in these factories coming forward to report harassment has increased.
#Ethiopia #garmentworkers #workersrights #sexualharassment #metoo #gender #womenworkers #garmentindustry #apparel #clothing #manufacturing
Dhaka, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
Are you an early riser? If you are, you've probably seen them. Every morning, they head together to their workplaces. They are the women workers of ready-made garments industries in Bangladesh. While they walk, they hold firmly to their lunch boxes and keep their eyes on the street. They are determined to change their fate.
The statistics is staggering. Around 1.5 million women work in the export oriented garments industries of Bangladesh, which is 80 percent of the total workforce. Even a few years ago, women from the underprivileged portion of the population were even afraid to dream about such a revolution. Hope was something synonymous to echo, which reflected back to them when they hoped for anything but a confined shelter in their husband's home. Such a shelter came with a price of hefty dowry and torture from the sadomasochistic and illiterate husbands. In a society, where the only vent to freedom is education, these women usually cannot even finish their fifth grade before they have to leave schools.
The garments industry came as another pathway to empowerment. It provided the taste of freedom and self-independence that these women could never dream of. When this industry was rising in Bangladesh, they jumped on the very first wagon of freedom to prove what they could do if given an opportunity. They are paid a nominal wage; they have to face a lot of hurdles from the society which is not yet ready to accept them outside the four walls. But, the hunger for independence is insatiable. They have learnt how to work along with the men and in most of the cases surpass their male counterparts in terms of productivity. In the male dominant domain of Bangladesh, this is a silent revolution.
Despite the persisting problems of worker-owner conflicts on wages, sabotage and infrastructure issues, the ready-made garments industries are the single most important export sector of Bangladesh, which stand third among all the garments exporting nations in the world. When you buy a T-shirt with the tag "Made in Bangladesh" from a super shop in America or UK, you might wonder how a small country like Bangladesh conquered the textile market of the world. Well, now you know who are behind this victory, these little women with their big dreams. They have found the factories of freedom they have been waiting for decades.
Freedom is now.
laughingsquid.com/the-garment-worker-by-judith-weller/
photo by Scott Beale / Laughing Squid
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The production area of the Nobland Garment Factory. ©ILO/Alan Dow
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Collection Name: RG104 Department of Economic Development Commerce and Industrial Development (CID) Photograph Collection
Photographer/Studio: Unknown
Description: Women sit at a long row of sewing machines in a garment factory.
Coverage: United States - Missouri - Phelps County - Rolla
Date: c1945
Rights: public domain
Credit: Courtesy of Missouri State Archives
Image Number: RG104_CIDNegs_041-257.tif
Institution: Missouri State Archives
Dhaka, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
Are you an early riser? If you are, you've probably seen them. Every morning, they head together to their workplaces. They are the women workers of ready-made garments industries in Bangladesh. While they walk, they hold firmly to their lunch boxes and keep their eyes on the street. They are determined to change their fate.
The statistics is staggering. Around 1.5 million women work in the export oriented garments industries of Bangladesh, which is 80 percent of the total workforce. Even a few years ago, women from the underprivileged portion of the population were even afraid to dream about such a revolution. Hope was something synonymous to echo, which reflected back to them when they hoped for anything but a confined shelter in their husband's home. Such a shelter came with a price of hefty dowry and torture from the sadomasochistic and illiterate husbands. In a society, where the only vent to freedom is education, these women usually cannot even finish their fifth grade before they have to leave schools.
The garments industry came as another pathway to empowerment. It provided the taste of freedom and self-independence that these women could never dream of. When this industry was rising in Bangladesh, they jumped on the very first wagon of freedom to prove what they could do if given an opportunity. They are paid a nominal wage; they have to face a lot of hurdles from the society which is not yet ready to accept them outside the four walls. But, the hunger for independence is insatiable. They have learnt how to work along with the men and in most of the cases surpass their male counterparts in terms of productivity. In the male dominant domain of Bangladesh, this is a silent revolution.
Despite the persisting problems of worker-owner conflicts on wages, sabotage and infrastructure issues, the ready-made garments industries are the single most important export sector of Bangladesh, which stand third among all the garments exporting nations in the world. When you buy a T-shirt with the tag "Made in Bangladesh" from a super shop in America or UK, you might wonder how a small country like Bangladesh conquered the textile market of the world. Well, now you know who are behind this victory, these little women with their big dreams. They have found the factories of freedom they have been waiting for decades.
Freedom is now.
Dhaka, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
Are you an early riser? If you are, you've probably seen them. Every morning, they head together to their workplaces. They are the women workers of ready-made garments industries in Bangladesh. While they walk, they hold firmly to their lunch boxes and keep their eyes on the street. They are determined to change their fate.
The statistics is staggering. Around 1.5 million women work in the export oriented garments industries of Bangladesh, which is 80 percent of the total workforce. Even a few years ago, women from the underprivileged portion of the population were even afraid to dream about such a revolution. Hope was something synonymous to echo, which reflected back to them when they hoped for anything but a confined shelter in their husband's home. Such a shelter came with a price of hefty dowry and torture from the sadomasochistic and illiterate husbands. In a society, where the only vent to freedom is education, these women usually cannot even finish their fifth grade before they have to leave schools.
The garments industry came as another pathway to empowerment. It provided the taste of freedom and self-independence that these women could never dream of. When this industry was rising in Bangladesh, they jumped on the very first wagon of freedom to prove what they could do if given an opportunity. They are paid a nominal wage; they have to face a lot of hurdles from the society which is not yet ready to accept them outside the four walls. But, the hunger for independence is insatiable. They have learnt how to work along with the men and in most of the cases surpass their male counterparts in terms of productivity. In the male dominant domain of Bangladesh, this is a silent revolution.
Despite the persisting problems of worker-owner conflicts on wages, sabotage and infrastructure issues, the ready-made garments industries are the single most important export sector of Bangladesh, which stand third among all the garments exporting nations in the world. When you buy a T-shirt with the tag "Made in Bangladesh" from a super shop in America or UK, you might wonder how a small country like Bangladesh conquered the textile market of the world. Well, now you know who are behind this victory, these little women with their big dreams. They have found the factories of freedom they have been waiting for decades.
Freedom is now.
A combination of external factors hindered the progress of Better Work Ethiopia in 2020. Two registered factories located in the Tigray region have ceased their operations due to the political instability in the region. Furthermore, the government-imposed restrictions and a drop in demand forced many registered factories to reduce their capacity or stop operations altogether. According to a Better Work Ethiopia survey, capacity utilization rates in 22 target factories were 52 percent in the first quarter of 2020 compared to 75 percent in the same quarter of the previous year.
#Ethiopia #Tigray #garmentworkers #workers #manufacturing #apparel #clothing #workersrights #garmentindustry
Dhaka, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
Are you an early riser? If you are, you've probably seen them. Every morning, they head together to their workplaces. They are the women workers of ready-made garments industries in Bangladesh. While they walk, they hold firmly to their lunch boxes and keep their eyes on the street. They are determined to change their fate.
The statistics is staggering. Around 1.5 million women work in the export oriented garments industries of Bangladesh, which is 80 percent of the total workforce. Even a few years ago, women from the underprivileged portion of the population were even afraid to dream about such a revolution. Hope was something synonymous to echo, which reflected back to them when they hoped for anything but a confined shelter in their husband's home. Such a shelter came with a price of hefty dowry and torture from the sadomasochistic and illiterate husbands. In a society, where the only vent to freedom is education, these women usually cannot even finish their fifth grade before they have to leave schools.
The garments industry came as another pathway to empowerment. It provided the taste of freedom and self-independence that these women could never dream of. When this industry was rising in Bangladesh, they jumped on the very first wagon of freedom to prove what they could do if given an opportunity. They are paid a nominal wage; they have to face a lot of hurdles from the society which is not yet ready to accept them outside the four walls. But, the hunger for independence is insatiable. They have learnt how to work along with the men and in most of the cases surpass their male counterparts in terms of productivity. In the male dominant domain of Bangladesh, this is a silent revolution.
Despite the persisting problems of worker-owner conflicts on wages, sabotage and infrastructure issues, the ready-made garments industries are the single most important export sector of Bangladesh, which stand third among all the garments exporting nations in the world. When you buy a T-shirt with the tag "Made in Bangladesh" from a super shop in America or UK, you might wonder how a small country like Bangladesh conquered the textile market of the world. Well, now you know who are behind this victory, these little women with their big dreams. They have found the factories of freedom they have been waiting for decades.
Freedom is now.
Dhaka, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
Are you an early riser? If you are, you've probably seen them. Every morning, they head together to their workplaces. They are the women workers of ready-made garments industries in Bangladesh. While they walk, they hold firmly to their lunch boxes and keep their eyes on the street. They are determined to change their fate.
The statistics is staggering. Around 1.5 million women work in the export oriented garments industries of Bangladesh, which is 80 percent of the total workforce. Even a few years ago, women from the underprivileged portion of the population were even afraid to dream about such a revolution. Hope was something synonymous to echo, which reflected back to them when they hoped for anything but a confined shelter in their husband's home. Such a shelter came with a price of hefty dowry and torture from the sadomasochistic and illiterate husbands. In a society, where the only vent to freedom is education, these women usually cannot even finish their fifth grade before they have to leave schools.
The garments industry came as another pathway to empowerment. It provided the taste of freedom and self-independence that these women could never dream of. When this industry was rising in Bangladesh, they jumped on the very first wagon of freedom to prove what they could do if given an opportunity. They are paid a nominal wage; they have to face a lot of hurdles from the society which is not yet ready to accept them outside the four walls. But, the hunger for independence is insatiable. They have learnt how to work along with the men and in most of the cases surpass their male counterparts in terms of productivity. In the male dominant domain of Bangladesh, this is a silent revolution.
Despite the persisting problems of worker-owner conflicts on wages, sabotage and infrastructure issues, the ready-made garments industries are the single most important export sector of Bangladesh, which stand third among all the garments exporting nations in the world. When you buy a T-shirt with the tag "Made in Bangladesh" from a super shop in America or UK, you might wonder how a small country like Bangladesh conquered the textile market of the world. Well, now you know who are behind this victory, these little women with their big dreams. They have found the factories of freedom they have been waiting for decades.
Freedom is now.