Female Labour in India
Contents: Preface. I. International scene: 1. International trends. 2. Women in the International Labour Organisation and the labour code/Padmini Sengupta. 3. I.L.O. Convention. 4. I.L.O. Convention (No. 111) concerning discrimination in respect of Employment and Occupation adopted by I.L.O. on 25.6.1958--ratified by India on 3-6-1960. 5. International Labour Organisation and women. 6. Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women. II. National scene: 7. Women labour in ancient India/K.M. Saran. 8. The problem of woman labor/Rajanikanta Das. 9. Woman labour in mines/Kamini Ray. 10. Legislation/Janet Harvey Kelman. 11. A note on women workers in India/Godavari Gokhale. 12. The Indian Women\'s Charter of rights and duties. 13. Rights of women under the Indian constitution. 14. Women workers--general picture/Padmini Sengupta. 15. Economic and social status of women workers in India--extracts. 16. Planning for the future/Padmini Sengupta. 17. Woman labour in industries./S.N. Mehrotra. 18. Extracts of the committee to examine the problems facing women employees in government service. 19. Women\'s employment in a changing world/Padmini Sengupta. 20. Economic and social conditions of women workers/V.V. Giri. 21. Women in the labour market/Ester Boserup. 22. Do the protective legislations meant for women protect them?/Vimal Ranadive. 23. Working group on Employment of Women, 1977--report. 24. Sub-Group on skill development of women, 1977--report. 25. Sub-group on development of self-employment and entrepreneurship among women, 1977--report. 26. Sub-group on statistics on the employment of women, 1977--report. 27. Extracts from National Commission on self-employed women--survey of women workers in poverty--1987. 28. Women workers in India--a macro picture. 29. Voluntary organizations, NGOs Assisted by the Ministry of Labour Through Grants-in-Aid. III. Women and Trade Unions: 30. Trade Unions/Janet Harvey Kelman. 31. Trade Unions and women/Padmini Sengupta. 32. Women and Trade Unionism. 33. Women and Trade Unions. 34. Statistical survey. Index.
"Female labour has been an important segment of the workforce of India. With the changing socio-economic scenario, women\'s productive roles have assumed new dimensions. The observance of the International Women\'s Year in the last quarter of the 20 century, was a historic landmark in the calendar of women\'s progress. Frankly speaking, it was in recognition of crucial importance and need that women\'s participation has always been necessary for the success of social and economic development. Over the years, the main objective of the policies of the Government of India with regard to female labour has been to remove the handicaps under which they work, to strengthen their bargaining capacity, to improve their wages and working conditions, to augment their skills and to open up better employment facilities for them.
It is hoped that Female Labour in India will be well received in various academic circles." (jacket)
