SEWA - Campaigns

Home-based Workers' Campaign	Vendors' Campaign
Forest Workers' Campaign	Construction Workers' Campaign
The Water Campaign	Food Security Campaign
Campaign for our Right to Child Care	Clean Ahmedabad Campaign
Campaign for Recognition of Midwives	Minimum Wages Campaign
Recognition of Unorganised Sector workers

 

 

Minimum Wages Campaign

• Need based minimum wage

• Three consumption units for one wage earner (Family of 2 adults + 2 children.
• Minimum food requirement, 2,700 calories per adult.
• Clothing 72 yards per annum per family.
• House rent
• 20% for fuel & lighting.
• 25% for medical expenses, education of children old age and ceremonials.

• Fixation and implementation for all categories

• Scheduled
• Unscheduled
• Piece rate

• Linkage with

• Consumer price index and 100% neutralisation.

• Minimum employment 250 days
• Setting up of tripartite systems for implementation and social security measures
• Fair labour standards.

In 1998, we held small meetings among our members to discuss strategies for actual implementation of minimum wages. We also began a dialogue with our own account, self-employed members, to work out how their issues could be woven into the campaign.

In 1999, we organised for minimum wages for home-based workers including agarbatti workers and for construction workers, in particular.

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