For millions of workers in the garment industry, including women, receiving their wages digitally instead of in cash is a gateway to financial security and independence.

2024 Annual report: Collaborative Action toward Gender Equality in Supply Chains

C190 informs RISE Respect programmatic work to address gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in global garment supply chains.

In this guide for financial service providers developed by RISE and Mastercard, we share insights and recommendations to acquire new customers at scale through responsible wage digitalization; drive account usage of a range of financial products and services; and expand product offering to build financial security.

RISE and UN Women are partnering to address gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.The partnership will include interventions on the factory floor and community programs to raise awareness and build institutional engagement.RISE members working in Tamil Nadu can join the partnership to adopt a comprehensive and sustainable model to address GBVH.

Key Points:

1. Women workers are underrepresented in leadership roles within factories in the Ready-made-Garment (RGM) supply chains 
2. Existing activities focused on workers’ and supervisors' capacity building to promote women to supervisory roles don’t fully match the expectations of workers or address their concerns  
3. There is an opportunity to explore a broader approach to supporting women’s advancement, beyond supervisory roles, that can get the buy-in of women and support longer term business needs.  

Celebrating its first anniversary on International Women’s Day, RISE is expanding its membership to accelerate its gender equality mission.