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Ground-breaking Agreement to Combat Sexual Harassment
Country: Lesotho
Issues: Gender-based Violence and Discrimination
September 26, 2019 Dear Colleague, I write to share news about a set of ground-breaking labor rights agreements that the WRC helped to forge. These binding agreements, which apply to the operations of one of the world’s largest manufacturers of jeans, are designed to address one of the toughest problems found in global apparel supply…
Nien Hsing Textile (Lesotho)
Country: Lesotho
Issues: Gender-based Violence and Discrimination
This report details the findings of the WRC concerning gender-based violence and harassment and violations of associational rights at three garment factories in Maseru, Lesotho and the ground-breaking commitments made by the owner of the factories, and the leading apparel brands that produce there, to remedy these violations. Read More: Initial Fact Sheet: Agreements to…
Lesotho garment workers struck landmark deals to tackle gender-based violence. Here’s how it happened.
Country: Lesotho
Issues: Gender-based Violence and Discrimination
By Rola Abimourched, Libakiso Matlho, Thusoana Ntlama & Robin Runge – Gender-based violence and harassment, including sexual harassment in the world of work, are among the most pervasive human rights violations and most effective tools at preventing gender equality. Female garment workers—who are the majority of the global garment workforce—are systematically targeted and experience the…
Levis and Wrangler vow to protect women making jeans from sexual abuse
Country: Lesotho
Issues: Gender-based Violence and Discrimination
Bosses force female workers making jeans for Levis and Wrangler into sex, report claims
Country: Lesotho
Issues: Gender-based Violence and Discrimination
Despite progress gender-based violence and harassment is still a reality for global garment workers
Country: Global, Lesotho
Issues: Gender-based Violence and Discrimination
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…