Around 300 women workers employed at SLAM Clothing organised a successful strike. The factory is located in Mahindra City, Chennai which operates as a Special Economic Zone. The workers walked off the job to demand wage arrears from 2014, annual increments and their social security benefits. This victory is doubly important as the workers had to fight to have their collective rights recognised and to have their union fight for them. The garment industry worldwide is characterised by insecure work, oppressive working conditions, and frequent relocation of factories as companies chase the lowest wages and highest profits.
Around 300 women workers employed at SLAM Clothing organised a successful strike. The factory is located in Mahindra City, Chennai which operates as a Special Economic Zone. The workers walked off the job to demand wage arrears from 2014, annual increments and their social security benefits. This victory is doubly important as the workers had to fight to have their collective rights recognised and to have their union fight for them. The garment industry worldwide is characterised by insecure work, oppressive working conditions, and frequent relocation of factories as companies chase the lowest wages and highest profits.
