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. However
their work is
not counted
and hence remains
invisible.
