Women's Work in the Unorganized Sector: Issues of Exploitation and Globalisation in the Beedi Industry

This book explores the beedi industry in India, focusing on the lives, health status, and work of Indian women and girl children. It examines the role of gender constructions, global capitalism, and global racism in shaping ideologies and conceptions about men and women at work. The author analyzes exploitation of women in Telangana's Nizamabad district, including poor working conditions, income inequalities, health risks, and child labor. The book offers a gendered postcolonial perspective on women's employment in the context of social and economic processes critical to globalization. It will be of interest to students, researchers, and professionals in geography, women and gender studies, feminism, labor economics, capitalism, development studies, political sociology, and cultural studies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 210 pages
Publication date: 30 December 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate world of the beedi industry, a highly gendered and class-divided unorganised sector in India. It offers a profound analysis of the lives, health status, and work experiences of Indian women and girl children who are actively involved in this industry. By exploring the interplay of gender constructions, global capitalism, and global racism, the book sheds light on the ideologies and conceptions surrounding men and women at work.

The volume adopts a gendered postcolonial lens to examine women's employment in the context of social and economic processes that are central to globalization. It specifically focuses on Telangana's Nizamabad district, where a significant portion of the female population is employed in the beedi industry. Through extensive surveys and in-depth case studies, the author meticulously examines various forms of exploitation experienced by these women, including poor working conditions, income disparities, health risks, and the prevalence of child labour in the beedi-making process.

The book is meticulously detailed, providing a rich and insightful perspective for students, researchers, and educators in the fields of geography, particularly human geography and feminist geography. It also holds relevance for scholars of women and gender studies, feminism, labour economics, capitalism, development studies, political sociology, and cultural studies. Additionally, gender and feminist geographers, occupational health professionals, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and individuals passionate about gender and development issues will find this book of great interest.

Weight: 354g
Dimension: 232 x 155 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032330563