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Brands back project to stop gender-based violence in Lesotho
Published: February 26, 2021
Levi’s, Kontoor back abuse awareness initiative
Published: February 25, 2021
Levi’s, Kontoor Fund Program to Combat Gender-Based Violence Toward Garment Workers
Published: February 24, 2021
Binding initiative tackles gender-based violence in Lesotho garment sector
Published: February 16, 2021
The women fighting sexual abuse in the factories where your jeans are made
Published: September 10, 2020
The Guardian: “How sexual assault took hold in jeans factories”
Published: August 31, 2020
Dear Colleagues, We want to share with you an important article in The Guardian about the WRC’s work to combat gender-based violence and harassment in Lesotho garment factories. It is an extraordinarily powerful piece of journalism. We hope you can take the time to read it. Sexual harassment is one of the most pervasive violations…
Fashion’s dirty secret: how sexual assault took hold in jeans factories
Published: August 20, 2020
Despite progress gender-based violence and harassment is still a reality for global garment workers
Published: December 13, 2019
By Rola Abimourched – Today marks the end of this year’s “16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence” campaign. Since its inception in the 1990s, feminist organisations, activists, and courageous individuals have tirelessly foregrounded women’s experiences of violence in their homes, communities, and workplaces. Beyond raising awareness, organisations and individuals have used these sixteen days…
Lesotho Garment Worker Program to Combat Gender-Based Violence Begins
Published: February 8, 2021
by: Carolyn Butler, Solidarity Center A worker-centered, precedent-setting program that targets gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in four Lesotho garment factories is now in effect for as many as 10,000 workers producing jeans for the global market. The program inauguration on Friday was marked by a social media campaign, including SMS text blasts to garment…