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Forging Solidarities: Women Workers in the Informal Sector in Tamil Nadu

In: Social Reproduction, Solidarity Economy, Feminisms and Democracy

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  • K. Kalpana

    (Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM))

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Drawing on the experiences of three grassroots organisations / unions that mobilize women workers in the informal sector in a South Indian state, this chapter explores the solidarity-based ties and social bonds these organizations have forged. It traces the struggles and campaigns by which women workers organize to defend their livelihoods, constitute themselves as the subjects of rights and press claims vis-à-vis state actors and private employers. The chapter reflects on the challenges of building women’s leadership within mixed-sex organisations and forging solidarities across caste-based differences. It dwells on the strengths and limitations of the volunteerism that drives autonomous (non-party affiliated) and community-based organisations. It discusses how these organisations have influenced public policies on the welfare and social reproduction-related needs of women informal workers.

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  • K. Kalpana, 2021. "Forging Solidarities: Women Workers in the Informal Sector in Tamil Nadu," Gender, Development and Social Change, in: Christine Verschuur & Isabelle Guérin & Isabelle Hillenkamp (ed.), Social Reproduction, Solidarity Economy, Feminisms and Democracy, chapter 0, pages 65-86, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:gdechp:978-3-030-71531-1_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-71531-1_4
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