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Learning to organize the unorganized: women home based workers from Turkey visit Self Employed Women's Association in India.(News and Reports about Woman Studies)

Kadin/Woman 2000

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Six women home based workers representing five different groups in five cities (Van, Sivas, Ankara, Istanbul, and Mugla) and the national support group of women home based workers from Turkey had the opportunity to visit India and observe Self Employed Women's Assocation (SEWA) activities between 15-23 September, 2002. They were able to see first hand under what conditions SEWA has organized, and discussed its organizing model. It was especially important and fruitful for women home based workers to have the opportunity to observe and discuss in the beginning of their organizing efforts in Turkey. This important activity was realized with support from the Global Fund for ...

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