Home-Based Workers in India: Need for Protection under Law

By SEWA on November 01, 2014

In India, issues and rights of home-based workers have remained largely unaddressed in policies and programmes. Most of the labour laws are designed for the protection of wages and working conditions of workers in the organized (formal) sector. This resource examines laws and legal issues pertaining to home-based workers in India.

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