Categories Unorganized labour

Impact of the Draft Central Labour Codes 2017 on CHWs in India

Ashas, the lowest rung of contracted full-time community health workers, face irregular pay and lack social security. Will the draft Central Code on Labour enable their regularization and a fixed wa...

Category: Unorganized labour

by Kavita Bhatia | On 14 Jun 2017

Stakeholders' Engagements with the Community Health Worker: The Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA)

In India the Community Health Worker has long been a part of health care services for rural populations across the voluntary sector. As far as India?s public health sector is concerned, Community Heal...

Category: Unorganized labour

by Kavita Bhatia | On 01 Mar 2013

Regularisation of ASHAs: Only One Gap to be Bridged for United Action

The Second National Workshop on Informalisation of Employment in the Health Sector organized by the Public Services International (PSI), Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA) and United Nurses Union (UNA) took p...

Category: Unorganized labour

by Kavita Bhatia | On 15 Dec 2016