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How Retail Giants Are Exploiting Labour Force

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It is becoming more and more important that some kind of universal guidelines for labour is put into place on a worldwide basis. As we agree that world over, economies are thriving on the effort of unskilled and skilled labour. Cases of exploitation are coming forward amongst labour from every nook and corner. The pandemic, in a way, has helped unearth the ugly truth behind top brands.   In focus this month is Amazon again, leave alone the popular brand H&M. Horror stories amongst women workers has been surfacing in the Indian manufacturing facility for children’s clothes for H&M. Multiple women at Natchi Apparels have reported abuse weeks after 21-year-old worker was allegedly killed by her supervisor. Mostly Dalit women that work in the factory in Tamil Nadu have been victimized and alleged sexual assault.  After a 21 year old woman was mysteriously found murdered in the nearby field of her house, after having not returned back from work, many women have come for...