Question

SEWA stands for .................... Fill in the blank.

Answer 1

SEWA has two abbreviations :

Self Employed Women's Association.
Society for Education, Welfare and Action.

Answer 2

SEWA stands for ‘Self-Employed Women's Association’.

Explanation:

• SEWA or ‘Self-Employed Women’s Association’ is a trade union that has been formed by the women themselves.  

• It is the voice of all those women who are an important part of the ‘labour force’ in India but do not get their proper rights and privileges.  

• Poor and self-employed women are the members of this union and they aim to provide facilities and employment to the women of our country.  

• The union began in 1972 and till date thousands of women have benefitted from them.