Caste, Gender, Labor and COVID-19 in the Urban Informal Economy
PDF of report https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Caste-Gender-Report.pdf
A REVIEW OF EXPERIENCES IN THREE SELECTED SECTORS.
The Rebuild project is to understand how COVID-19 exacerbated pre-existing vulnerabilities for women in the urban informal economy. Occupational segregation based on certain social hierarchies continues to define who can participate in the economy
Key Findings https://reliefweb.int/report/india/caste-gender-labor-and-covid-19-urban-informal-economy-review-experiences-three :
Unique vulnerabilities are faced by the sanitation sector workers. Many lost their lives due to lack of safety tools, gloves, masks and sanitizers.
Reduced earnings, increased isolation and social stigma during the pandemic impacted workers’ mental health.
Like many other home based workers, bangle workers face unsanitary and hazardous working conditions and negligible benefits.
Sexual harassment of women in informal sector is rampant. There is little to no redressal of the same as the women are not governed by rules framed by their contractors or SHGs owing to the informal nature of their work.