Organizing the invisible - strategies of informal garment workers in Mumbai

Fuente: Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT)
Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser: Tandiwe Gross (Author), Amar Kharate (Author)
Format: Entrada de enciclopedia
Veröffentlicht: International Labour Organization 2017
Online-Zugang:
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
_version_ 1874524936066826240
author Tandiwe Gross (Author)
Amar Kharate (Author)
author_facet Tandiwe Gross (Author)
Amar Kharate (Author)
Tandiwe Gross (Author)
Amar Kharate (Author)
contents Organizing the invisible - strategies of informal garment workers in Mumbai Tandiwe Gross (Author) Amar Kharate (Author) Dharavi in the heart of Mumbai is home to an estimated 1 million people and ofthe biggest slum economies in the world. With 86% of India’s total workforce working in the informal sector, this papers sheds light on the working and living conditions of a section of this invisible workforce as well as their collective struggles and organizing strategies for a more decent life. The paper shows how trade unions as collective organizations of informal economy workers can be key agents to support the effective delivery of state services and contribute to the transitioning of workers from informal to more protected employment. Global Labour University working paper, no. 47, ILO publication.encyclopediaEntry
format Entrada de enciclopedia
id ilo_995636232602676
institution Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT)
publishDate 2017
publisher International Labour Organization
spellingShingle Organizing the invisible - strategies of informal garment workers in Mumbai
Tandiwe Gross (Author)
Amar Kharate (Author)
Organizing the invisible - strategies of informal garment workers in Mumbai Tandiwe Gross (Author) Amar Kharate (Author) Dharavi in the heart of Mumbai is home to an estimated 1 million people and ofthe biggest slum economies in the world. With 86% of India’s total workforce working in the informal sector, this papers sheds light on the working and living conditions of a section of this invisible workforce as well as their collective struggles and organizing strategies for a more decent life. The paper shows how trade unions as collective organizations of informal economy workers can be key agents to support the effective delivery of state services and contribute to the transitioning of workers from informal to more protected employment. Global Labour University working paper, no. 47, ILO publication.encyclopediaEntry
title Organizing the invisible - strategies of informal garment workers in Mumbai
url https://researchrepository.ilo.org/esploro/outputs/encyclopediaEntry/Organizing-the-invisible---strategies-of/995636232602676