Unions and Labour NGOs The Structural Conditions for the Success of the Domestic Workers’ Union

Joseph, R and Natrajan, B and Lobo, R (2025) Unions and Labour NGOs The Structural Conditions for the Success of the Domestic Workers’ Union. [Publications (Pre-joining)]

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Abstract

In Bengaluru, domestic workers have organised with many organisations that are broadly of two forms—DW unions and labour non-governmental organisations—with discrete yet intertwined histories. The paper looks at the trajectory of these organisations from the perspective of the struggles and visions of the leadership of these organisations. The degree of “organicity” of a DW union (namely the participative and leadership capacities of DWs) is deeply shaped by the co-dependence between labour NGOs and DW unions. This, in turn, is a direct result of the precarity and conditions of work in the informal sector.

Item Type:	Publications (Pre-joining)
Authors:	Joseph, R and Natrajan, B and Lobo, R
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Social problems & services Social sciences > Social problems & services > Social action
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Arts and Sciences
Full Text Status:	Restricted
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/6606
Publisher URL:	https://www.epw.in/journal/2025/26-27/review-gende...

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