Stefanie Helbig is a freelance journalist from Hamburg, Germany. 

She is covering mostly environmental and human rights topics, preferably with an investigative angle. She has been trained as a private investigator for 2 years and worked undercover, with GPS trackers and hidden cameras. Stefanie was a grantee in the 'YouTube Creators Program for Independent Journalists' and has published in the German shows and newspapers ZDFwiso, ZDF frontal, Zeit Online, Vice, Spiegel Online. She also works as a research trainer.

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Stefanie Helbig

Basic information

Name
Stefanie Helbig
Title
Freelance journalist
Expertise
Human rights and environmental issues
Country
Germany
City
Hamburg
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Made In India, Sold in Germany: The Veiled Reality of India's Garment Industry

  • Exploitation
  • Human Rights
  • Migration
  • Trafficking

DELHI / BERLIN - India’s garment industry, valued at around 100 billion USD, employs 51 million people formally and another 68 million informally. As a key producer for Western nations and the second-largest textile exporter globally, the industry relies heavily on women, who make up over 70% of the workforce. However, women in this sector face significant harassment and exploitation in the workplace.

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