SEWA Ruaab

Ruaab SEWA Artisan’s Producer Company began out of SEWA, India’s largest movement of informal women workers, when home-based embroidery workers in Delhi and weavers in Bihar sought a solution to the economic and social exploitation that they faced. Ruaab began in 2009 as an intervention to the abuses and exploitation that women faced in the garment supply chain. Women in the informal sector face a myriad of problems, such as low wages, sweatshop conditions and bonded and child labor. SEWA Ruaab is owned and run by the artisans, providing them control of their work and their production. We aim to uplift our artisans through dignified work, by providing them a voice and control over their economic decisions. We also provide connections directly to social services through our connection with SEWA to provide social benefits. By economically uplifting and investing in the social conditions of our artisans, we shape the role of our members in the workplace, economy, and in society.