• Abhinaya Mohan

Women have transformed from the traditional role of being homemakers to a immarkable growth of becomming society builders.It is generally accepted that women worker have an increasing role in the IT sector wheareas there is little study about the growth of women worker in the Unorgnaised sector.Women are posted as the vulnerable sect of the society especially the unorganised workers where there are more number of reported cases of harressment,discrimination of wages,no job security etc.Hence to protect the rights of women there were many laws that were formed,many unions that came forward to protect the interest of the working women and to create an awareness of the existing law.One such vulnerable unorganised sector where there are more number of women labourers is the Beedi workers present in the area of North Madras.This is one of the most sort unorganised sector jobs taken over by women in this area. This article briefs on the topic of the Life women in the beedi working community and the efforts of the unions taken hence to protect them.

Women Workers,Unorganized Sector,Beedi Factory,Trade Unions,Protection and Women Labour laws

"A Glimpse on the Life of Women Beedi Workers :North Madras", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.511-518, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812070.pdf

"A Glimpse on the Life of Women Beedi Workers :North Madras", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp511-518, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812070.pdf