https://www.linkedin.com/posts/thivya-rakini-0998aa292_the-last-few-weeks-have-been-terribly-difficult-activity-7361388613894369280-i_K9 factories producing mainly for the US market were plunged into uncertainty, shipments were stuck, and layoffs soon followed...
Suppliers are hurting too, especially those heavily tied to US orders. Several told us brands are pushing the full tariff burden onto them. Some can’t even ship goods already made because they’re being asked to absorb costs they simply can’t carry.
Some suppliers shared what they were told on calls: “If you agree to take on the additional costs now, we’ll keep the orders; otherwise, we’ll move production to Bangladesh.”
https://in.linkedin.com/in/thivya-rakini-0998aa292 I am Thivya, State President of the Tamil Nadu Textile and Common Labour Union . TTCU, representing more than 12,000 women workers across Tamil Nadu. Our union is built by and for women who understand what it means to be a low-wage worker facing both gender and caste discrimination.
At TTCU, we work directly with factories and international brands to show that businesses can thrive while treating women workers with dignity. Recently, we achieved a major victory by signing the Dindigul Agreement – the first enforceable brand agreement in Asia's textile industry that specifically tackles gender-based violence and harassment.
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) member Sudama Prasad had, in the Lok Sabha, asked for the “details of categories of valid documents that are required for people to prove citizenship in India”.
The Union home ministry, in an answer to a Lok Sabha question, did not specify the “categories of valid documents” that someone would need to prove citizenship in India. It said that citizenship is governed by the Citizenship Act, 1955 and its rules, the Ministry said.
14/08/2025
Trade and Tariff Wars and their Impact on Women in the Global South https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tSmlRb-FeM| Jul 24, 2025 T
his important conversation explores how rising protectionism, tariff wars, and global trade disruptions are affecting women—especially those working in informal supply chains, small-scale enterprises, and production networks across the Global South. The session critically examines WTO trade rules, economic nationalism, and their disproportionate burden on women’s paid and unpaid labour.
🎙 Speakers:
• Anuradha Chenoy (India) https://youtu.be/_tSmlRb-FeM?t=314
• Denise Dora (Brazil)
• Lucy Niu (China)
• Nazma Akhter (Bangladesh)
• Mabel Bianco (Argentina)
• Mariangela Linoci (UNCTAD)
• Phelisa Nkomo (South Africa)
🗣️ Discussant: Mariama William (Jamaica/US)
🎤 Moderators: Priti Darooka (India) & Shubha Chacko (India)