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	Podcast:		Outlook
	Episode:		The fearless former nun fighting for India's seamstresses
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:41:53
	Publish Date:		2023-01-23 00:30:00
	Description:		From convent to marriage to factory floor, Thivya Rakini will stand up for herself … and you. As a child in a village in Tamil Nadu, Thivya stopped eating so her parents would send her to the school of her choice. Her resistance has hardly stopped since. Leaving behind a convent then a marriage, Thivya struck out alone, defying expectations as a woman in the workplace and as a single parent. She’s now the leader of a union advocating for seamstresses making fast fashion for international chain stores and has negotiated an historic deal. No wonder they call her the “fighter cock.” Presenter: Jo Fidgen Producer: June Christie
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