While business and human rights have historically been seen as disconnected, new policies and legislation present a significant opportunity for change. It is crucial to centre workers' rights and environmental concerns to transform businesses into truly responsible entities.
Some measures that can be implemented immediately include sensitising informal sector workers on gender-based violence and informing them in simple language about the laws that deal with such violence
These vulnerabilities of the informal sector became even more prominent as the entire country went into a state of suspension due to the lockdown enforced as a state response to the pandemic.
