Dear John,

Jeyasre Kathiravel was an Indian Dalit woman garment worker and union member organizing against gender-based violence and harassment at a major Indian garment manufacturer that supplies to American and European fashion brands. Jeyasre faced months of sexual harassment by her supervisor before she was murdered in January.

Since Jeyasre's death, twenty-five other women garment workers at the same factory have since come forward publicly describing a culture of gender-based violence and harassment at the particular unit where Jeyasre worked, Natchi Apparels.

We are inviting you to stand in solidarity with the brave Dalit women leaders in the Justice for Jeyasre campaign as they continue fighting to transform their factory into a space free of gender-based violence and harassment. On Wednesday, November 3rd at 10 AM, the campaign is taking their online speaking tour to New York City, where we will hear more from union organizers and how we can build global worker solidarity.

Our fight for worker and gender justice must be international. That is why we are co-sponsoring this event with Model Alliance, RWDSU, Retail Action Project, The Worker Institute at Cornell, Global 16 Days Campaign, Global Labor Justice-International Labor Rights Forum, and others to build a global movement. Join us to pay tribute to Jeyasre’s life and efforts as a labor organizer by continuing to fight and make sure gender-based violence is made extinct in Natchi Apparels.

In solidarity,

Jake Streich-Kest

Campaign Coordinator

ALIGN

[email protected]