Name of Research |
Action taken |
Our barefoot doctors: The midwives of SEWA |
- I-card to midwives of all districts of
Gujarat state.
- Increase in their income
- Increase and improvement in midwifery
skills through trainings
- Dai Kit given to all midwives through
Government. |
Wage fixation for the home based piece rate workers |
- Action connection in ILO (Minimum
wages Act) was passed. |
The women gum collectors: Struggling to survive in the
dry areas of Banaskantha |
- Liberalization to sell gum in the open
market increased the price of gum per
kilo. |
Reclaiming childhood: A case study of childcare
centres for the children of Salt Pan workers |
- Gujarat Gram Kamdar Kalyan Board
asked for 50 more copies to give to the
officials who are working in the salt
workers welfare schemes.
- Additional provision for Serving Lemon
juice in the Balwadis was sanctioned.
- Health camps for the children were
sanctioned.
- Cultural activities for children were also
sanctioned. |
Labouring brick by brick: A study of construction
workers |
- Meeting with the Labour Minister resulted
in skill development training by linkup
with the contractors, made them masons
from labourers. Their wages also
increased.
- I-card were also given to the permanent
workers.
- Social security - Accidental Insurance
was provided by the Government. |
Urban Informal Sector: Size and Income
Generation Process in Gujarat
Informal Sector Activities in Rural Areas: A Methodological Study |
Sewa ‘s point of view accepted by NSS and
Census 2001 and Awareness Trainings organised for surveyors to enable accurate recording
occupational information of women in the unorganised sector in order to reflect their
actual contribution to the national workforce. |
