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Facing a significant downturn in export orders, Regina Miracle, a global lingerie manufacturer, has reduced its Vietnamese workforce by 8,400 employees within a year.
One of our most basic needs is sanitation. Toilets form the bedrock of human dignity, health, and well-being. As António Guterres, United Nations' Secretary-General writes eloquently, toilets save lives. However, not everyone possesses access to secure and inclusive toilets that cater to their diverse needs and preferences.
For a change to be successfully implemented and accepted by the general public, we need to take a multi-pronged approach. Stakeholders including the GoI, NGOs, universities and educational institutions, and even corporate India need to work with the LGBTQ+ community to ensure that their rights are adequately represented, their points of view are considered and that the messages that are going out to the larger public resonate right.
In the modern era, a powerful movement for recognition and rights has surged forth on behalf of the Hijra community in India. A watershed moment arrived in 2014 when the Supreme Court of India officially acknowledged Hijras as a 'third gender'.
Swachh Survekshan has enthused cities with a healthy spirit of competitiveness to improve urban sanitation and ensure the best service delivery to their citizens.