'Women’s work in the unorganized sector: Issues of exploitation and globalization in the beedi industry' by Rekha Pande, Routledge India, 2022, 226 pp., US$144.68 (hardback)

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Kamtam, Madhuri (2024) 'Women’s work in the unorganized sector: Issues of exploitation and globalization in the beedi industry' by Rekha Pande, Routledge India, 2022, 226 pp., US$144.68 (hardback). Asian Studies Review, 48 (2). pp. 434-436. ISSN 1035-7823

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Abstract

Rekha Pande’s study of the beedi industry in India highlights the exploitation, hazardous working conditions, and health hazards faced by women and children working in this informal sector. Beedi – handmade cigars, prepared using unprocessed tobacco wrapped in tendu-leaf – are rolled by women workers who are chronically underpaid due to a piece-rate payment system. Child labour remains a persistent problem, particularly among girls, and the industry is plagued with exploitation.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Part of Special Issue: Everyday Politics in North Korea
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 1 - no poverty ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/no_poverty
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
Related URLs:	https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/BXCRY...
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	10 May 2023 09:30
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2025 12:12
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/92003
DOI:	10.1080/10357823.2023.2208803

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