In its endeavor to spread awareness among migrants to ensure safe migration for work, Dominic Asquith, British High Commissioner to India, launched the ‘Promoting Responsible Migration from Source to Destination in Supply Chain’ project. Partnered with Partnering Hope into Action (PHIA) Foundation, a civil society organisation, the project is jointly funded by the UK government and Marks & Spencer.
Notably, India’s $17 billion apparel export industry and $50 billion worth apparel retail market provides employment to over 20 million people and is majorly dependent on workers who migrate from states of Bihar, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, etc. The project will strengthen communities besides tackling the problems they face through policy advocacy and awareness.
It will also map the stakeholders involved in recruitment and measuring the scale of the issue in the ready-made garment sector. Stakeholders will implement a research study and awareness building programs for factory workers and communities in Jharkhand and Gurgaon.
