Globalisation

Worker exploitation in India’s garment sector

Focusing on workers employed in Delhi, this paper investigates exploitation of informal sector workers in India’s garment industry. It looks at trends such as the incorporation of the informal economy into trans-national production networks in the Indian garment industry.

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