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.

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.

2023 has been an inspirational year from launch to integration to innovation. Read our Annual Report to learn about our work, impact and activities! 

HERessentials, a tablet-based learning app for workers and managers, started as a response to the COVID-19 crisis, but it has the potential to build digital capabilities for all workers. We share three key recommendations for businesses considering how to set up digital training in supply chains.

This report shares the benefits for garment sector workers and business following participation in HERfinance in India.

This guide offers global brands and buyers practical advice and covers four stages for ensuring sustainable wage digitization, that benefits both business and workers.