Tea plantations in Munnar, India. Jon Brew/Flickr. (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
I am Gopinath K. Parakuni and am with Cividep India, an NGO based in Bangalore, India, that focuses on workers' rights and corporate accountability. We undertake a range of activities in support of workers, which include supporting the formation of trade unions in sectors with little union organisation, worker education, research on working conditions, dialogue with brands and suppliers on remedying violation of fundamental rights at work, and capacity building on international mechanisms like the UNGP, OECD Guidelines and ILO conventions. The most satisfying work, of course, is helping workers have their own voice in the form of trade unions or other social organisations.
Neil Howard (oD): What brought you to this struggle?
