About the Book: Women in The Unorganized Sector of India
According to the final report of Indias National Commission for Enterprises in
the Unorganized Sector, released in April 2009, workers in the unorganized (or
informal) sector constitute more than 93 percent of the total workforce of
India. Unorganized sector workers are those who do not have any job security,
income security, or social security. The problems that confront women workers in
the unorganized sector deserve special emphasis in view of their marginalized
position. A considerable portion of their time is consumed by both socially
productive labor and reproductive labor. This is what is called the double
burden of