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Right to Work

Tarangini Foundation advocates for a just and equitable society where every woman's right to work is respected, protected, and fulfilled — empowering working women to raise their voices, claim their rights, and participate in decision-making.

Right to Work

About This Program

Tarangini Foundation advocates for a just and equitable society where every woman's right to work is respected, protected, and fulfilled. We believe that all women deserve safe, dignified, and equal opportunities to participate in the workforce, free from discrimination, violence, and exploitation. Through capacity-building initiatives, leadership development, skills enhancement, and awareness-raising programs, we empower working women to strengthen their capabilities, understand and claim their rights, and actively participate in decision-making processes that affect their lives. We also create platforms where women can share their experiences, amplify their voices, and collectively advocate for safer, more inclusive, and gender-responsive workplaces. Our goal is to ensure that women's work — whether paid or unpaid — is recognized, valued, and respected, while advancing workplaces and communities where women can exercise their right to work with dignity, equality, and confidence.

What We Do

Advocate for the recognition, rights, dignity, and respect of women's work
Organize and strengthen self-representative networks of domestic, agricultural, and returnee migrant women workers
Build women's leadership, skills, and confidence through capacity-building programs
Operate Community Schools to empower women workers with knowledge and life skills
Provide a safe Drop-in Center for workers to access support, information, and referrals
Raise awareness on labor rights, gender equality, and decent work for women
Advocate for Labor Desks and registration of women informal workers in local governments
Conduct research to amplify the voices and lived experiences of women workers
Foster dialogue among governments, local stakeholders, CSOs, trade unions, and like-minded organizations
Amplify women workers' voices through campaigns, storytelling, and public advocacy
Challenge harmful social norms and stereotypes that undervalue women's work
Advocate for equal opportunities, fair wages, and decent working conditions for all women workers

Our Impact

Through our work, women workers are better informed about their rights, more confident in raising their voices, and stronger as leaders within their communities and workplaces.

By organizing women, strengthening their capacities, and advocating for policy and social change, we have contributed to create an environment of greater recognition of women's work, improved access to labor rights and local support systems, and increased public awareness of the value and dignity of women in the informal economy.

Together, we are helping build a society where every woman's work is recognized, respected, protected, and fairly rewarded.

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