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Case studies

Akin Socks' workers reading the factory's written confirmation of the right to organise.

Industrial relations in Turkey: solving workplace disputes by social dialogue

How ETI and its members reached out to all parties in a factory dispute in Turkey to build cooperation and trust.

16 days of activism against Gender Based Violence

Spreading the word on gender-based violence in 10 factories in Bangladesh
Garment worker, India

Payslip rights for every worker

Two female Peer Educators in a Salem factory have lobbied management to provide all workers with payslips, as is their right under Indian labour laws.
Garment worker, India

Calling time on forced overtime in a Tiripur garment factory

How one Peer Educator in a Tiripur garment factory mobilized her fellow workers to call time on forced overtime

Keeping workers safe and well

How Peer Educators have informed workers about the importance of PPE, and ensured all workers are now protected
Young female cotton mill workers, Tamil Nadu, India

Maternity rights at a Tamil Nadu spinning mill

How has ETI worked with managers to promote the importance of maternity rights?
Adolescent Dalit girl, India

Fighting back against caste discrimination

Tackling attitudes to caste via the Nalam Peer Educator programme

How listening to the voices of women workers improved life for everyone at a Chinese garment factory

Empowering women to become worker representatives and make their voices heard in a China garment factory led to benefits for both workers, and factory managers

Worker representation case study: supporting women workers to balance their work and childcare responsibilities

Women worker representatives and factory managers work together to achieve a better work-life balance for workers

How did a collective bargaining initiative in a China shoe factory boost satisfaction among both workers and managers?

One year on from an initiative to embed collective bargaining and empower women workers in a large shoe factory in China, employees satisfaction has risen from 20% to 43%

Reducing absenteeism by improving worker transport

How did peer educators work with management to tackle worker transport issues and boost productvity?

Building the talent pipeline: the Nalam Peer Educator programme

A series of gender empowerment case studies of women who have participated in the Nalam Peer Education programme

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