India: Hope Dawns as Women Beat Poverty

In the villages of India, women are organizing against poverty. With the backing of a team from the ILO Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV)hundreds of 'self-help groups' have been set up. These groups now ensure a trade union presence in some of the most remote areas of southern India.

Press release | 01 July 2004

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In the villages of India, women are organizing against poverty. With the backing of a team from the ILO Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV)hundreds of 'self-help groups' have been set up. These groups now ensure a trade union presence in some of the most remote areas of southern India.

Tag: rural employment, self employment, women workers, poverty alleviation, rural development

Regions and countries covered: India

Unit responsible: Bureau for Workers' Activities

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India: Hope Dawns as Women Beat Poverty

In the villages of India, women are organizing against poverty. With the backing of a team from the ILO Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV)hundreds of 'self-help groups' have been set up. These groups now ensure a trade union presence in some of the most remote areas of southern India.

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