Upgrade shopfloors, give workers more than a job

WHEN the pandemic led to a nationwide lockdown, leaving millions of workers in the unorganized sector stranded in cities, several business leaders were compelled to introspect on how fairly and lawfully their workforces were being treated.

Moved by the extreme conditions of debt, homelessness and unemployment into which workers had been pushed, there was a call, especially from the industries in the Pune belt, to voluntarily abide by labour standards and outcomes across their ecosystems. . .