The Dindigul Agreement stands as a pioneering framework designed to eliminate gender-based violence and harassment in apparel factories. Established among global brands (H&M, Gap Inc., and PVH Corp), an international NGO (Global Labor Justice), a union alliance (Asia Floor Wage Alliance), a local union (Tamilnadu Textile and Common Labor Union), and an Indian apparel manufacturer (Eastman Exports), this agreement is widely recognized as a potential model for the apparel industry, where a majority of employees are young women and gender-based violence remains a persistent challenge.
As the agreement reaches its conclusion, this webinar from the Cornell ILR Global Labor Institute will present the first official evaluation and explore a crucial question: Is the Dindigul Agreement achieving its intended impact? Our panel will examine the effectiveness of this collaborative effort between factory management and unions in addressing gender-based violence and harassment in the workplace and discuss its implications for the broader apparel industry.
