WaLk a MILe In TheIR ShoeS

Type Report
Title WaLk a MILe In TheIR ShoeS
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Publisher e Society for Labour and Development
City New Delhi
URL https://www.publiceye.ch/fileadmin/files/documents/Konsum/indiaReportEN_08112016.pdf
Abstract
These statements were made by workers from different
Indian shoe and leather factories. Testimonies like the
above attest to the fact that labour law violations are still
a common phenomenon in the Indian leather and foot
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wear industry. The people who work at the factories that
supply European brands told us, among other infringe
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ments, about salaries that are far below a living wage,
involuntary overtime, insufficient protection from health
and safety risks, absence of workers’ unions and dis
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crimination and exploitation based on traditional gender
and caste norms

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