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Livelihood and Access to Asset Perspective from Self –Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)

SEWA Bharat, a trade union of poor women in India, focuses on improving the livelihood, income, health, and housing of informal economy women workers. This intervention model addresses challenges like irregular work, low income, lack of basic services, access to finance, displacement, exploitation, health and safety, and social protection. Steps forward include empowering women through organizing, inclusive policies, access to new technologies and market information, strong organizations, and sustainable livelihood models.

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Livelihood and Access to Asset Perspective from Self –Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)

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  1. Livelihood and Access to AssetPerspective from Self –Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)

  2. SELF- EMPLOYED WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION (SEWA), Bharat • A trade union of poor women working in informal economy. An Organization (Member based) and a Movement (Women, labour and cooperative) • Membership of over 1.9 million informal economy women workers in 13 states of India. • SEWA Bharat : Federation of SEWAs across India. • Intervention focused on women worker’s livelihood, income, health, housing, microfinance, capacity building, education, skill building, government scheme linkages. Women as Workers and Producers.

  3. Vulnerabilities • Irregular work: underemployed, marketable skills, access to credit & market. • Low income: low piece-rates, tools and technology, overhead cost. • Lack of basic services: Housing, water and sanitation • Access to finance: Risk resilience, money lenders, rigid schemes of formal banking. • Displacement and eviction:Exclusionary cities, space, ‘illegality’. • Exploitation : Extortion of illegal money. • Health and safety: Personal, occupational and family; Loss of employment, Expenditure cost. • Social Protection: Childcare, Old-age, maternity. • Lack of recognition as ‘worker’s: Invisibility in Plans, Policies and laws.

  4. Intervention models -Access to productive resources.

  5. Comments Challenges Step Forward • Voice and representation as workers. • Conducive Policy Framework. • Exclusionary city planning and development. • Access to newer technologies. • Access to market information. • Empowerment through organising. • Strong organisations of women workers and leaders. • Inclusion in plans, policies (representation, statistics). • Understanding diverse needs of women worker’s. • Sustainable livelihood models.

  6. Thank You!

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