Ela Bhatt

  • Ela Bhatt is founder of SEWA, India's largest labor union which represents 1.2 million women in the informal sector from women stitching embroidery and making food products to day-laborers, artisans, waste collectors, street vendors and small farmers. She has received numerous international awards for her work and is a member of The Elders, a group of eminent global leaders who were brought together by Nelson Mandela in 2007.

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