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Minimum Wages: Bidi Workers

Minimum Wages: Bidi Workers

 

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  • News - 20,000 Bidi Rollers are Forced to Starve 
    Unknown author (Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), 2000-04-20)
    A news item about how 20,000 bidi rollers are forced to starve because of the male practices of the bidi company owners. This document is in Gujarati language.
  • Document related to Decrease in Employment and Wages in Bidi Industry 
    Unknown author (Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), 2003-01-06)
    As SEWA looked in to the matter of decrease in employment and wages in bidi industry, it found out that the bidi company owners and the contractors had moved to the villages where they could get 1000 bidis rolled in just ...
  • Picketing of Bidi Workers against Jivraj Bidi Works 
    Unknown author (Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), 1989-07-22)
    Bidi workers went on picketing against Jivraj Bidi works and also handed over a memorandum of demand for raise in wage, bonus, P.F., casual leave etc. This document is in Gujarati language.
  • Anasooya - Issues of Bidi Workers 
    Anasooya (Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), 1983-01-02)
    Anasooya, the fortnightly of SEWA wrote about the issues of bidi workers in the annual report of 1983. This document is in Gujarati language.
  • Govt. Labour Officer's Report about the Practices of Abdul Kalam 
    Unknown author (Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), 1994-07-26)
    Report of Govt. Labour Officer about the practices of Abdul Kalam, a contractor of M/s. Jivraj Bidi Works along with the list of women bidi workers working with the company. This document is in Gujarati language.
  • Spot Inspections of Bidi Factories 
    Unknown author (Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), 1994-07-26)
    Spot inspections of bidi factories were conducted to inquire into implementation of Minimum Wages Act by the bidi employers. SEWA organisers were asked to be present during these inspections with the Labour officers. This ...
  • Letter from SEWA regarding Wining the Provident Fund Case against Jivraj Bidi Works 
    Shah, Manali (Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), 2000-04-22)
    After wining the Provident Fund case against Jivraj Bidi Works, SEWA's sought the details of Minimum wages for the bidi workers from Labour & Employment Department. This document is in Gujarati language.
  • Agreement between SEWA on behalf of 157 Women Bidi Workers and Owners of Five Bidi Factories, Ahmedabad 
    Unknown author (Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), 1999-10-19)
    Copy of agreement between SEWA on behalf of 157 women bidi workers of Ahmedabad and Nizamabad (Andhra Pradesh) and owners of five bidi factories of Ahmedabad under Industrial Dispute Act.The agreement is signed by SEWA. ...