FROM THE FIELDS

INTUC: Making Inroads into the Lives of Domestic Workers


Shantakumar

The ground reality and the nature of the Indian economy is predominately informal; about 92.8 per cent of total employment is without any formal terms and conditions of employment or well-defined rights and obligations.

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Stree Jagruti Samiti: Spreading Awareness among Domestic Workers


Geeta Menon

Stree Jagruti Samiti (SJS) is a mass organisation in Bangalore that emerged in the 1980s and comprised mainly of young men and women committed to working to build a society in which there will be no exploitation of man over man, man over woman, and man over nature.

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Rajasthan Mahila Kamgar Union: The Journey So Far


Mewa Bharti

As in many cities of India, Jaipur (Rajasthan) has an increasing number of domestic workers—both live-in, full-time and live-out, part-time workers. There are no studies on the live-in workers in the region.

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National Domestic Workers` Union: Providing Relief to Victims of Oppression


Rajendra Ravi, Sunita

National Domestic Workers` Union (NDWU) has been mobilising unorganised workers around the issues of housing, employment and public transportation for the last few decades.

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