We were able to generate a call for a General Assembly of the Silk Weavers of Varanasi.

FORBES: Saving India's Silk Weavers

There are the glass workers of Mirzabad, the leather workers of Kolhapur and Agra, the silk weavers in other cities, and so on.

FORBES: Saving India's Silk Weavers

The residences that line her street, where fellow artists Gilbert and George also live, were built in 1729 for the Huguenot silk weavers who had settled in London and as such are Grade II listed and protected.

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And a good number of people, the skilled weavers of this remote silk region, now earn between two and three times the local wage and a share of the profits while working just a shout away from their children and elders.

FORBES: Weaving Connections