Rape and murder of a 21-year-old Dalit female worker of a garment factory of Tamil Nadu by her supervisor is fast becoming an international issue as UK Justice for Jeyasre launches day of action to commemorate her and demand an end to gender-based violence in the fashion industry.
The issue has been widely highlighted on Twitter with #JusticeForJeyasre. Activists have also been demonstrating in front of H&M stores on this issue. Apparel Resources was the first to report this sad incident.
There’s also a website for the same, namely https://ukjusticeforjeyasre.org/
The NGOs and civil societies have been demanding that H&M must provide protection to the Kathiravel family and also to Jeyasre’s colleagues who are under threat, H&M must back full union recognition for the TTCU and freedom of association for workers in garment factories of, H&M must NOT cut and run from this garment factory H&M must acknowledge the failure of its internal audit system…
They also demanded that all workers at this particular garment factory must be protected through an enforceable and binding agreement involving the TTCU union, brands and their supplier, Eastman Exports, to end the supply chain model relying on systemic gender-based violence.
Yesterday, activists called for #JusticeForJeyasre. In a factory supplying H&M, garment worker Jeyasre Kathiravel was murdered, and widespread sexual violence has been reported.
Compensation has been promised, but a binding agreement on gender-based violence is yet to be made. pic.twitter.com/Dk8suPEEjB
— Fashion Revolution (@Fash_Rev) April 2, 2021
