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Article: LABOR-WOMEN: LITTLE PROTECTION FOR HOME-BASED WORKERS
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- Inter Press Service English News Wire
- Article date:
- June 6, 1995
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Mahesh Uniyal
Inter Press Service English News Wire
06-06-1995
NEW DELHI, June 9 (IPS) -- Practitioners of the exquisite
medieval north Indian craft of Zari embroidery living in the
crowded ghettos of Lucknow City have much in common with slum
dwellers in Klang, Malaysia who make a living by sewing barbie doll
dresses.
Both are mainly women who work out of home to support their
families. Work hours are unfixed, with no social security, laws or
unions to protect them from middlemen who supply garment and toy
industry subcontractors.
They are prone to eye and back strain from long hours of
intricate needlework in dim light and bending over sewing machines.
For the same work, they earn less than ...