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Ela Ramesh Bhatt has been called a gentle revolutionary. Both her ideas and her actions were revolutionary. She gave the world the path with which to reach out and change the lives of the poorest and she called it “Struggle and Development”. This path has been replicated not only in Gujarat where...
Many an epithet has been used to celebrate her—the gentle revolutionary, the Mahatma of “shramjeevi” (working) women, and more. For us, her SEWA (Self-Employed Women’s Association) sisters, and thousands across India and the globe, Ela Bhatt was simply “ben” (sister).
This case study documents the history of the struggle by street vendors, with SEWA’s support, to retain their right to vend – and their natural market – in Bhadra Chowk, Ahmedabad, India.
India’s Street Vendor Protection Act was enacted after a long struggle and is widely lauded, yet a close look nearly a decade later shows its implementation is far from exemplary.
Known as the “T-Shirt Capital of the World”, Tiruppur is the seventh largest city in Tamil Nadu State, South India. Around 800,000 workers are employed in the knitwear industry, of whom 80,000 (10%) are homeworkers; that is, subcontracted workers who are paid by the piece and work in or around their...
This policy brief aims to provide a descriptive picture of the condition of domestic workers in Bihar State. Bihar included domestic workers in the minimum wage notification in 2009, but while many domestic workers noted that they earn more than the stipulated minimum wage per month, most said that...
This policy brief aims to provide a descriptive picture of the condition of domestic workers in India's Kerala State, where the minimum wage for domestic workers is in the range of Rs.37.50–39.75 per hour of work and Rs.22.50–24.275 for one hour of overtime. These wages do not come with any work...
This policy brief aims to provide a descriptive picture of the condition of domestic workers in Nagaland, as well as highlight key policy recommendations. Nagaland is situated in India’s northeastern territories, which are home to almost one-third of the country’s tribal communities. This brief is...
This policy brief aims to provide a descriptive picture of the condition of domestic workers in Madhya Pradesh, one of India's poorest states. Domestic workers are not included in the Madhya Pradesh state government’s labour regulations, and there is no minimum wage notification for this group of...
This policy brief aims to provide a descriptive picture of the condition of domestic workers in Tamil Nadu, one of the first Indian states in which the National Domestic Workers Movement (NDWM) began organizing domestic workers in the mid-1980s. Compared to several other Indian states, Tamil Nadu...
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.