Mirai Chatterjee said that the coops are best catalyst for decent work and productive employment.

Ms. Mirai Chatterjee, Chairperson, Gujarat State Women’s SEWA Cooperative Federation, Ahmedabad
emphasizing on active women participation lamented that there is very little women participation in
cooperatives. Highlighting the success story of women Sewa Cooperative Bank she said that the bank
starting from Rs. 40,000/- has now a good roaring business with more than six lakhs depositors which is
due to good organizing capacity of poor rural women. She said that the cooperatives are best catalyst for
decent work and productive employment. She elaborated that cooperatives because of their democratic
character are ideal for promoting decent work.

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