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UNESCO promotes the exchange of knowledge between artisans from Peru and Mexico to strengthen textile heritage and sustainability
This gathering served as a crucial space to identify strengths, opportunities, weaknesses, and threats within the textile ...
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Women in Indonesia's textile industry seek more rights
The country's 5,000 large and medium garment and textile companies supply many ... Research by TURC found that since most of the workers are women, many men have become unemployed or work ...
Daily Press21d
Building a bigger table: Women drive our society forward
On March 8, 1857, women textile workers staged a march to advocate for equal rights and better working conditions. Today women are still advocating for equality and fair treatment. Like the tiny ...
The Logical Indian4d
A Teenager’s Idea: HOPE for Children, Strength for Women
Fabrecreate repurposes textile waste into jackets for displaced children while empowering underprivileged women through skill ...
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Cosatu's Call to Action for Workers' Rights This International Women's Day [press release]
This day has its roots in the early 20th century, when women in the textile industry in New York City staged a ... In South Africa, women workers face numerous challenges, including: High levels of ...
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TEXTILE WORKERS TO MEET.; Unionization of Cotton-Mill Labor In South to Occupy Much of Their Attention.
Special to The New York Times. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. Subscribers may view the ...
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Clara Lemlich and the Uprising of the 20,000
Like many Jewish and Italian immigrant laborers, Lemlich joined the textile ... fight for workers' rights. She became an active member of the Communist party and petitioned for women's suffrage.