Unfortunately, we can only tell some women’s MeToo stories after it’s too late.
Her murder and the outpouring of reports that followed sparked the launch of #JusticeForJeyasre, a campaign to hold global fashion brands accountable for the gender-based violence and harassment occurring in their factories. When the campaign organized a speaking tour that came to Arizona, I met Thivya Rakini, president of Jeyasre’s union, the Tamil Nadu Textile and Common Labor Union . She shared Jeyasre’s story and how caste-based discrimination made Jeyasre a target for harassment.
Jeyasre worked in the factory in order to fund her college education so she could become the first in her family to have a life outside of the garment industry. … She organized with her union to try and make her workplace better for all of the women garment workers. There’s power in reclaiming your story, and the #MeToo movement gave an important platform to women who survived harassment and abuse. Unfortunately, we can only tell some women’s #MeToo stories after it’s too late. If we’re going to realize the promise of the #MeToo movement for all women, we need to start with addressing the immigration, caste and other systems that harassers and abusers use to exert power over women.
I saw so much of myself in Jeyasre’s story, even though we’re from opposite ends of the world. We were both trapped in systems that only cared about the profit we could make for them. Our wellbeing, our safety, and our dignity didn’t factor into their quarterly revenue reports, so they let business continue as usual.
I also saw a shared rejection of this status quo and a shared commitment to organizing for change. Just as Dreamers like myself have come together to form a powerful political force for immigration reform, the women of TTCU have organized fearlessly to stand up to multinational brands and their suppliers.
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