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Power, gender and class - Speakers tour with trade unionist Camelia Hasan from Bangladesh

The collapse of the Rana Plaza textile factory in Bangladesh on 24 April 2013 is still considered one of the most serious industrial accidents in textile history. More than 1,100 people lost their lives and thousands were

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Power, gender, class
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Knowing rights - enforcing rights

The app, which we create with our partner organization BLAST, supports in rights violations and helps to enforce those. Read...

Eleven textile workers hold up their smartphone, on which the legal aid app of Blast is visible.
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International women’s strike – FEMNET was present

On 9 March, the FEMNET team joined the international women's strike in Bonn on Münsterplatz. Together with many others, we have set a clear signal: We've had enough.

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The FEMNET team participates in the women's strike with signs and posters on Münster Platz in Bonn.

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Poster with the inscription Women's Rights are Human Rights.
Textilworkers in Bangladesch at a sewing maschine

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Open letter to the European Union: Supply chain law hast to ensure gender-responsive due diligence

The draft European supply chain law adopted by the EU on February 23 is a success. It establishes rules for compliance with environmental and human rights standards in global value chains. However, it does not sufficiently address the consequences of corporate actions on women and girls. That is why 82 organizations, including FEMNET, are signing an open letter to the European Union demanding that the text is improved to combat gender inequalities and discrimination in global value chains.