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The unorganised sector : work security and social protection / edited by Renana Jhabvala, R.K.A. Subrahmanya.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2000.Description: 191 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780761994190 (hbk: India)
  • 8170369339 (India)
  • 076199419X (US)
  • 0761994203 (US : pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.954 UNO 23 010974
LOC classification:
  • HD7219 .U56 2000
Contents:
Meeting Basic Needs - R K A Subramanya and Renana Jhabvala The Unorganized Sector and Social Security Participatory Approaches - Renana Jhabvala Emerging Trends in Social Security Strategies for Protective Social Security - R K A Subramanya Support for the Unorganized Sector - R K A Subramanya Existing Social Security Measures Welfare Funds - R K A Subramanya Indian Model for Workers in the Unorganized Sector Organizing Insurance for Women Workers - Mirai Chatterjee and Jayshree Vyas Health Insurance for the Poor - U N Jajoo Innovations in Primary Health Care A Comprehensive Approach to Health Care Society for Education Welfare and Action SEWA) Rural Team Worker, Mother, or Both - Mira Swaminathan Maternity and Child Care Services for Women in the Unorganized Sector Mobile Creches - Brinda Singh A Case Study Indian Widows - Martha Alter Chen In Search of Dignity and Identity Social Security in the Age of Ageing - R K A Subramanya Integrating Disaster Mitigation with Social Security - Mihir R Bhatt
Summary: `[The Unorganised Sector] demonstrates the importance of adopting a holistic approach to the needs of poor women' - Jana Everett, Contemporary South Asia This is a practical, experience-based analysis of existing government and non-government schemes which cover workers with no fixed employer or employment in India.
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Includes bibliographical references.

Meeting Basic Needs - R K A Subramanya and Renana Jhabvala
The Unorganized Sector and Social Security
Participatory Approaches - Renana Jhabvala
Emerging Trends in Social Security
Strategies for Protective Social Security - R K A Subramanya
Support for the Unorganized Sector - R K A Subramanya
Existing Social Security Measures
Welfare Funds - R K A Subramanya
Indian Model for Workers in the Unorganized Sector
Organizing Insurance for Women Workers - Mirai Chatterjee and Jayshree Vyas
Health Insurance for the Poor - U N Jajoo
Innovations in Primary Health Care
A Comprehensive Approach to Health Care Society for Education Welfare and Action SEWA)
Rural Team
Worker, Mother, or Both - Mira Swaminathan
Maternity and Child Care Services for Women in the Unorganized Sector
Mobile Creches - Brinda Singh
A Case Study
Indian Widows - Martha Alter Chen
In Search of Dignity and Identity
Social Security in the Age of Ageing - R K A Subramanya
Integrating Disaster Mitigation with Social Security - Mihir R Bhatt

`[The Unorganised Sector] demonstrates the importance of adopting a holistic approach to the needs of poor women' - Jana Everett, Contemporary South Asia

This is a practical, experience-based analysis of existing government and non-government schemes which cover workers with no fixed employer or employment in India.

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