[So], in 1972, we started SEWA, the Self Employed Women's Association. SEWA in many respects is a microcosm of the general picture of the informal sector, in India and worldwide.
Discussion with Ela Bhatt, Founder, Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA)
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