A large number of women are engaged in home-based work where bargaining power and opportunities are significantly lower; Birbhum, West Bengal.
Abstract: In competitive markets, the concept of flexible and cheap labour is best articulated through home-based work. On one hand, it fits comfortably with social codes that assign women to the confines of the home; on the other, it is a profit-maximising venture.
The author is former Professsor of CSRD, JNU, New Delhi
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