Garment & Textile Workers Union

The Garment & Textile Workers Union is located on the first floor of No.17/1. You can find us on New Guddadahalli, right on Mysore Road. If you are looking for a landmark, we are quite close to the Balaji Kalayan Mantapa. It’s a busy part of town. You can hear the buses and trucks roaring down Mysore Road all day long. The office itself is up one flight of stairs. It’s a space where people come when they have something to talk about regarding their work in the garment shops. There’s usually a few chairs for visitors and a lot of old files stacked on the shelves. We’ve been at this address for a while now. The building is a bit older, and the paint is peeling in some corners, but it’s a real place for real people. We don't have fancy air conditioning, just the fans spinning overhead. When the wedding season is on, the nearby Mantapa gets really crowded, and it spills over into our street. It makes things lively, though parking can be a bit of a nightmare. We keep the doors open most of the time to let a bit of air in. It’s a simple office for a union, nothing more. People know where to find us when they need to discuss things. We just sit here, listen to the workers, and do what needs to be done every single day.