A two-year review by the Global Labour Institute at Cornell University reveals significant progress in tackling gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) under a historic agreement signed in India, but also highlights concerns over its sustainability due to declining orders and resultant layoffs.
Despite clear evidence that the 'Dindigul Agreement to Eliminate Gender-based Violence and Harassment' is effectively preventing GBVH, worker numbers at Natchi Apparel Factory and Spinning Mills in India have declined by 34% as orders dwindle, following the sexual assault and murder of 20-year-old Dalit Jeyasre Kathiravel by a supervisor in January 2021.
