Question

how are working conditions women in unorganised sector is different from organised sector explain

Answer 1

“You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women”.


The International Labour Organisation says that women represent:
i) 50% of the population
ii) 30% of the labour force
iii) Perform 60% of all working hours
iv) Receive 10% of the world’s income
v) Own less than 1% of the world’s property

Women’s economic participation can be mentioned in the field of production of goods

Need to Work
Why do women work? Women work mainly for economic independence, for economic necessity, as some women are qualified enough to work, for a sense of achievement and to provide service to the society.


Most of the women are found to be employed in agricultural activities and in the unorganised sector. The employment of women is high in the unorganised sector

Women’s Working Conditions

Women are Overworked
Women work roughly twice as many as many hours as men. Women’s contribution to agriculture — whether it be subsistence farming or commercial agriculture.



Working conditions result in premature and stillbirths



The invisibility of women’s work: Women’s work is rarely recognized



The impact of technology on women

Where technology has been introduced in areas where women worked, women labourers have often been displaced by men.

Women are Mistreated




The most serious hazard faced by the working class in the era of globalisation is the increasing threat to job security. The informal sector is fast expanding, while the organised sector is shrinking.
Conclusion
"The female labour force constitutes one third of the rural workers in India. Women workers face serious problems and constraints related to work such as lack of continuity, insecurity, wage discrimination, unhealthy job relationship, absence of medical and accident care etc. The exploitation of female labourers in rural regions happens both horizontally and vertically. It is time to address the issues and discuss the kind of policy reforms and institutional changes required for the emancipation and empowerment of rural female labour force. Empowerment should aim at changing the nature and direction of the power structures which marginalise the women labourers.”