1. Institute of Social Studies Trust, New Delhi Home Based Workers in the Supply Chain Ratna M. Sudarshan ISST March 28, 2009, SEWA Roundtable

2. Institute of Social Studies Trust, New Delhi Bottom end of value chain: invisibility

3. Box making at Lucknow Mithai Shop Contractor+Machineries+ Family labour Raw materials Card boards/paper Printing Of linds Factory based Labour (on piece rate basis) HomebasedLabour (Piece rate) HomeBasedFamilyLabour HomeBasedlabour

4. BIDI SECTOR Raw materials supply From neighbouring states Bidi Factory Owner Contractor HBW for rolling Rolled Bidis Roasting in oven Labelling packing Distributor Domestic Export Sub - contractor Rolled Bidis Factory

5. Table 1: Percentage Share of Non Agricultural Workers Working in Own Dwellings[1] 1999-2000 to 2004-05 (Source: Report of the Independent Group on Home-based Worker - Appendix Table 3, NSS report No 519 Part I, 61st Round, NSS Report 460, Chapter 4, Table 10,55th Round)[1] IndustryRuralUrban 1999-20002004-051999-20002004-05 Female5959.34049.8 Male21.217.512.411.7

6. Table 5: Wages Compared with Daily Minimum Wages of Home-based Workers SectorAnnual Earnings based on state specified minimum wage Annual Earnings based on living wage of Rs 125 per day (NCL) Share of minimum wage based earnings (In Percent) Share of living wage based earnings (In Percent) Phulkari194222925010568 Zardosi150803250010449 Appliqué work1206426000157 56 Earnings = (Average Earnings in Peak Period) (Number of Months reported as Peak Period) + (Average Earnings in Lean Period) Earnings = (Average Earnings in Peak Period) (Number of Months reported as Peak Period) + (Average Earnings in Lean Period) (Number of Months reported as Lean Period) (Total Months Working ) ( State specified wage) (26), assuming 26 working days in a month. (Total Months Working ) ( State specified wage) (26), assuming 26 working days in a month. (Total Months Working ) (125) (26), assuming 26 working days in a month and using the National Centre for Labour living wage of Rs 125 per day (Total Months Working ) (125) (26), assuming 26 working days in a month and using the National Centre for Labour living wage of Rs 125 per day Source: ISST-HNI 2007 4 5 6

7. Table 8: Daily Hours of Work (In Hours) CharacteristicsPhulkariZardosiApplique Peak Period795 Lean Period463 Source: ISST-HNI 2006

8. Table 9: Part of the day in which this work is done – Zari Zardosi Part of the dayFrequencyPercentage Share Morning1312 Noon1820 Afternoon89 Whole day- whenever time is available 5459 Total93100 Source: ISST-HNI 2007

9. Institute of Social Studies Trust, New Delhi HBW: livelihood issues Incomes influenced by regularity of contracts; piece rates payments; timeliness of payment; cost of raw materials purchased by HBW/ thread, transport; storage concerns Significance in family income Access to skill upgradation, marketing, mobility along value chain Other work opportunities