Self Employed Women : A Profile of SEWA's Membership

Abstract:
This booklet provides a thorough analysis of the membership of SEWA, Self Employed Women‟s Association. SEWA is an officially registered trade union with a membership of over 700,000 self-employed women working in the informal economy in India. SEWA‟s membership is very broad in terms of industries and employment categories, but is divided into four categories by the organization: vendors and hawkers, home-based workers, labour or service providers, and rural providers.