Our Solution

Contribution to SDGs

Our initiative prioritizes worker health and well-being, promotes gender equality through access to health equity, fosters sustainable business practices, addresses health disparities & encourages responsible consumption thereby building the resilience of vulnerable communities to climate change impacts. Through our collaborative approach, we engage in global partnerships for sustainable development and drive transformative change towards achieving these SDGs.

The model aims to build resilient workforces and workplaces through multi-pronged primary healthcare strategies incorporating six building blocks of strengthening healthcare delivery. The on-ground interventions incorporate screening & treatment for 3 high burden conditions i.e. anemia, hypertension and diabetes, vision screening, address a range of expressed illness cases, extend psychosocial services and promote preventive health practices and is focused on reducing occupational health hazards.

A meticulously structured referral system is followed when a worker necessitates secondary or tertiary care. These individuals are guided to avail themselves of healthcare services at nearby government medical centers or ESIC facilities, strategically designed to alleviate the burden of out-of-pocket expenditures.

Gender equity

The interventions ensure parity in access to health services for both genders. Employing a series of targeted capacity-building sessions, it actively tackles financial literacy issues, empowering the female workforce to make informed and independent financial decisions.

The initiative incorporates POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment) training, skillfully facilitated by the factory management, to foster a secure and positive work environment, enabling the workers to flourish. Additionally, there is conscious effort put forward to improve their awareness of gender norms, violence against women particularly, sexual harassment at the workplace, redressal mechanisms, and reporting and handling of the reported cases. Management at all levels are duly involved in the sessions and execution processes.

Women’s safety at workplaces

According to the recent findings in Karnataka factories by Sisters for Change, an advocacy-based organization “1 in 7 women garment workers have either been forced to commit a sexual act or have been forced to have sexual intercourse, or been raped in the workplace. And that 1 in 14 had suffered physical violence in the workplace, going up to 60-65% having suffered humiliation through acts of intimidation at the workplace. These are grave situations that need immediate attention and there is need to make workplaces affirming and safe for women to work.With Health@Work which tailors interventions to building a safe workplace through various point of care one of them is ensuring better workplace relationships through strategic capacity building sessions with the management and staff.

Climate change and clothing industry : Climate integration

A comprehensive approach is taken towards ensuring preparedness for climate adversity to sustain worker wellbeing and production at all times. It is done through a series of seasonal advisories which are curated, collated and developed taking into consideration the on field data. These advisories are prepared for factory workers by an internal team of Swasti which focuses on climate action and preparedness.

Moving towards Universal Health Coverage

Health@Work along with its attempt to strengthen businesses play a crucial role in alleviating the burden of out-of-pocket expenditure for underprivileged communities who migrate from adjacent states and cities to earn a better living. With increase in accessibility to affordable health care services and By emphasizing preventative measures, promoting awareness, and advocating for policy changes, the initiative contributes significantly to reducing the financial strain on vulnerable populations, making strides toward a more inclusive and accessible health care system. A workforce that takes ownership of their health and thrives to be more healthier.