“[SEWA] have been doing many different things, leading the SEWA movement which is about economic freedom for the poor, women, and self employed.”

Discussion with Ela Bhatt, Founder, Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA)

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“[So], in 1972, we started SEWA, the Self Employed Women’s Association. SEWA in many respects is a microcosm of the general picture of the informal sector, in India and worldwide.”

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“SEWA is now the largest union in India, with a membership of around 1.2 million women.”

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“SEWA is about political action, and that has always been at the heart of what we have done. It is about changing the balance of power in favor of the poor. That has meant constant tension, with big farmers, moneylenders, contractors, big traders, government, local panchayats, and so on.”

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“Injustice happens at many levels, from the grass roots to the top. And one of the keys of SEWA’s vision and action is linking them.”

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“What we really are looking for is self reliance and that is how we should measure success. I don’t much like the word empowerment, but self-reliance is the foundation of SEWA’s approach,.”

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“[SEWA] have been doing many different things, leading the SEWA movement which is about economic freedom for the poor, women, and self employed.”

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