Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)

The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) started working with informal women workers in India 1972 by collectivising them under a national union. Currently, the union has 1.8 million members, across 18 states in the country. The focus on women’s economic empowerment to drive social change brought together the women’s movement, the labour movement and the cooperative movement into SEWA. While the Union organises workers for collective rights, SEWA Cooperative Federation supports women’s collective social enterprises, in order to provide a sustainable livelihood option to workers.

• Email: info@sewafederation.org 

• Facebook: @SEWAFed

• Twitter: @SEWAFed

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Publications

• Muralidhara Hiriyur, S. and Chettri, N. (2020). Women’s Cooperatives and Covid-19. SEWA Cooperative Federation.

• SEWA Cooperative Federation (2020). Atmanirbhar Bharat: Lessons from Women-owned Cooperatives.

• SEWA Cooperative Federation (2020). COVID-19 Impact on Informal Women Workers and their Cooperatives Recommendations from SEWA Cooperative Federation.

• Muralidhara Hiriyur, S. and Chettri, N. (2020). Women’s Cooperatives and COVID-19: Learnings and the Way Forward. SEWA Cooperative Federation.

• Muralidhara, S. and Chettri, N. (2020). Women’s cooperatives respond to the crisis in India. FES.

• Muralidhara Hiriyur, S. and Chettri, N. (2020). Women’s Cooperatives and COVID-19: Learnings and the Way Forward. SEWA Cooperative Federation.

• Muralidhara, S. and Chettri, N. (2020). Women’s cooperatives respond to the crisis in India. FES.

• International Labour Organization (2018) Advancing cooperation among women workers in the informal economy: The SEWA way

• Corley-Coulibaly, M. and Kizu, K. with contributions from Echeverria Manrique, E. and Hiriyur, S. (2017). Chapter 1: Enterprise dynamics and employment growth. In: World Employment and Social Outlook 2017: Sustainable enterprises and jobs: Formal enterprises and decent work. ILO.

Palak Gadhiya

• Currently based in: India

• Email: palakgadhiya@sewafederation.org

• Publication and/or resources: 

  • Gadhiya, P. and Panchal, N. (2021) Young Women's Continuance Intentions to use Communication and Social Media Apps Indian Journal of Marketing.

  • Gadhiya, P. and Panchal, N. (2017). Attitude of Working Women towards Innovations in Mobile Technology: A Review of Literature. AIMA Journal of Management & Research, 11(3/4).