10.2190/WR.16.1.c B4K788132638588V 3 Organizing Domestic Workers and Workplace Rights: A Case Study from Hyderabad 31 46 20120810 20120810 20120810 20120810 B4K788132638588V.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=B4K788132638588V 1 Vasanthi Nimushakavi Council for Social Development Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India This article discusses the results of a microstudy of the conditions of work and rights of domestic workers in the workplace in Hyderabad. The article examines one of the strategies adopted by the workers, that is, informal unionization and the viability of such a form of organizing as a strategy to push for workplace rights in India and particularly in the unorganized sector. Although organizing for rights is a well-known strategy, it is its use in this particular sector that is being examined here. The article examines whether informal unionization has any benefits for workers.

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