The Creation of a Self-Employed Community
The Indian model:
“SEWA is a trade union registered in 1972. It is an organisation of poor, self-employed women workers. These are women who earn a living through their own labour or small businesses. They do not obtain regular salaried employment with welfare benefits like workers in the organised sector. They are the unprotected labour force of our country. Constituting 93% of the labour force, these are workers of the unorganised sector. Of the female labour force in India, more than 94% are in the unorganised sector”.
How can we uplift poor women?
The Indian model:
“SEWA is a trade union registered in 1972. It is an organisation of poor, self-employed women workers. These are women who earn a living through their own labour or small businesses. They do not obtain regular salaried employment with welfare benefits like workers in the organised sector. They are the unprotected labour force of our country. Constituting 93% of the labour force, these are workers of the unorganised sector. Of the female labour force in India, more than 94% are in the unorganised sector”.
How can we uplift poor women?
- Teach them a skill or nurture what they know
- Empower them with knowledge
- Show them how to run a business
- Create entrepreneurs
- Inspire them
- Create opportunities
- Ensure that they have ongoing direction