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Due Diligence and Social Dialogue in Global Textile Value Chains: A gender perspective
The subordination of women as docile, low-cost and exploited workers is fundamental to the functioning of the global textile industry. There are global instruments for regulating industrial relations designed to regulate transnational industrial relations. This thesis examines the gender equality of such frameworks – including the International Agreement, the Dindigul Agreement, the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG) and the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) – with regard to India and Bangladesh. Using an interdisciplinary qualitative research approach, the master's thesis uses a comprehensive literature search as an analytical basis for subsequent legal analyses. The results show that the level of participation of workers, especially women, in governance mechanisms is a crucial factor in addressing gender issues. In addition, the dissertation highlights the need for governance tools to recognise and change the power structures underlying the global textile industry, including the asymmetric relationships between buyers and suppliers and the intersection of gender- and box-based discrimination.
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