Migrant workers have been rendered most vulnerable in the wake of the Covid-19 lockdown, as they are unable to avail of state government benefits, including accessing subsidized food grains at ration shops. Many of these workers are stranded in cramped living accommodations, unable to practice social distancing. With financial support from Cividep India, GLU was […]

Garment Labour Union had organised a silent protest ‘Women in Black’, as part of International Women’s Day on 7 March 2020. Workers from different factories in Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore had participated in the event. The event concluded with the condemnation of violence against women through lighting candles. Some of the core demands of GLU […]

    Garment Labour Union has organised the protest at 5.30pm in front of the townhall on 27th of November 2019 against the order passed by Karnataka Government for providing permission to factories to employ women workers in the night shift before ensuring safe and secure working conditions and higher wages. Many workers from different […]

Garment Labour Union (GLU) Bangalore affiliated to HMS has celebrated the International Workers’ Day on May 1st 2019. 1000 garment workers from different garment factories in Bangalore has joined the workers rally organised by Garment Labour Union (GLU) from Kanteerava Studio Signal to TVS Cross Laggere , Peenya. The rally ended up with a public […]

Study on Gender Discrimination-AMRC

  The Garment Labour Union (GLU),  organized a rally ‘Women in Black’ to commemorate International Women’s Day. The rally saw 400 women garment workers marching, holding lighted candles. They wanted to draw the attention of garment industry bosses and other stakeholders to gross negligence in the implementation of the ‘Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and […]

On 10th March 2018, garment workers from Peenya Industrial Area came together to stand up against sexual violence at the workplace, to mark International Women’s Day. Garment workers wore black, formed a human chain and silently protested. This is in line with the global Women in Black anti-war women’s movement that began in the 1950s […]

Initial planning: On 10th April the Garment Labour Union, GLU, held a meeting with the worker leaders for the preparation of May Day celebration. The meeting took place in our Peenya Road office, and about 45 worker leaders from 15 garment factories from the Peenya Cluster participated. The main points of discussion included: Whether the […]

1 in 7 women in Bengaluru garment industry faced sexual violence in the workplace: Women in Black protest on International Working Women’s Day On 7 March, garment workers from Peenya Industrial Area came together to stand up against sexual violence in the workplace, to mark International Working Women’s Day. Women wore black and silently protested, in […]

In order to build the collective strength of workers in the garment sector and to ensure for them a life with dignity and security, Garment Labour Union (GLU) and Munnade was established five years ago.  To commemorate the five years of their existence, reflect on the journey made, celebrate the success and learn from the […]