Women Labourers and Trade Unions in India: Adapting to Globalisation
Author : Dr. Surya Aravindakshan
Abstract :
The emergence of globalisation brings wide opportunities to workers of the world. At the same time, they may be subjected to certain severe crises. In this situation, trade unions closely watch all the developments happening in different parts of the world and the newly adopted policies of the governments. Economic liberalisation and flexible working arrangements offered wide employment opportunities to women, especially in the unorganised sector. Along with new opportunities, women are facing different kinds of exploitation in the labour market. Most of the employees of the unorganised sector are out of the purview of trade union support. In this situation, the labour unions should find new strategies to address all the issues facing women workers and act as the true agency for protecting their rights.
Keywords :
Globalisation, labour force, trade union, liberalisation.
