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Social and Solidarity
Economy
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27 – 31 July 2015,
Johannesburg, South Africa
SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION, Solidarity
Economy – The ROLE OF BRICS
by Shyam Tonk, Ministry of Labour and Employment, India
BRICS and South-South Cooperation
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The BRICS grouping of Brazil, Russia, India and China - with South Africa joining in
2010 were expected to become the future engines of global growth, catching up with
the US and the EU.
BRICS comprises Asia's two leading giants and the largest economies in subSaharan Africa and Latin America. These economies have a major impact in their
respective regions as "role models“
One area where this grouping remains relevant is in fostering South-South
cooperation, especially in Africa.
Individual BRICS members are also centres for policy innovation, relevant to the
promotion of inclusive development and poverty reduction in the South.
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BRICS and South-South Cooperation
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• BRICS are the growth drivers for many low-income countries in
Africa. This grouping is ranked among the top-investing countries
there. In 2010, the BRICS share in the foreign direct investment
(FDI) inward flows to Africa reached 25 per cent. Brazil, which has
more people of African descent than any country outside of Africa, is
raising its profile by playing a key role in the expansion of the
ethanol industry in Angola, Ghana and Mozambique.
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BRICS and South-South Cooperation
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• The labour market experiences and social protection measures,
especially in Brazil, China and South Africa, offer valuable examples
to the South. Brazil's growth may be slow, but the rate of open
unemployment is also low at 5.6 per cent when compared to India
and South Africa (which has the highest rate of 24.9 per cent). The
economy has created 12.5 million formal jobs during the last eight
years, reducing poverty and inequality.
• Another important aspect of BRICS and IBSA (India-Brazil-South
Africa Countries) is the promotion of gender sensitive programmes,
such as Bolsa Familia and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee Act. In the case of Bolsa Familia, heads of
household, a majority women, are provided with a conditional
stipend for the schooling of girls and boys. Such programmes had
positive impacts on SSE.
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From Global to Local: An example of Social and Solidarity
Economy in India
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Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad (Lijjat) – A fine example of
Solidarity Economy
• Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad (Lijjat) is a cooperative
established by Indian women at Mumbai that has developed a
unique model for development and empowerment for low income
female workers.
• Papad is a crispy-thin cracker or wafer that is a staple food in India.
Made of the dough of black gram: It is registered under the Bombay
Public Trust Act 1950 and also registered under Societies
Registration Act, 1860 and got recognition from Khadi & Village
Industries Commission as a village industry.
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Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad
(Lijjat)
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Synthesis of three different concepts, namely :
• (1) The concept of Business - All its dealings are carried out on a sound
and pragmatic footing - Production of quality goods and at reasonable
prices. It has never and nor will it in the future, accept any charity, donation,
gift or grant from any quarter.
• (2) The concept of family - member sisters have adopted the concept of
mutual family affection, concern and trust. All affairs of the institution are
dealt in a manner similar to that of a family carrying out its own daily
household chores.
• (3) The concept of Devotion - For the member sisters, employees and
well-wishers, the institution is never merely a place to earn one's livelihood It is a place of worship to devote one's energy not for his or her own benefits
but for the benefit of all.
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Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad
(Lijjat)
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Economy
• The objective of the Institution is to provide employment to the
women to enable them to earn decent and dignified livelihood.
• Any women who can render physical work in this Institution without
distinction of caste, creed and colour and agrees to abide by the
objective of the Institution can become a member of the Institution
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Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad
(Lijjat)
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Economy
CORE PRINCIPLES
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mutual affection and concern (all employees have an equal
status);
• ii) devotion (the workplace is treated not just as a place of
employment but also one of reverence); and,
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sarvodaya or collective ownership (also called trusteeship, a
central idea of the historical Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi).
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Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad
(Lijjat)
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Economy
• Each member at Lijjat is considered an equal and a co-owner of the
cooperative whose opinions contribute to all business decisions.
• Each sister (receives 15 days of training and has to be over 18
years old) works approximately six hours a day and receives an
average monthly wage – called Vanai – of between Rs. 2,000 and
Rs. 3,000 (approximately US$ 35 and US$ 53) per month. Extra
Vanai is paid on the occasion of an Indian cultural festival.
• The success of the organisation stems from the efforts of it's
member sisters who have withstood several hardships with
unshakable belief in 'the strength of a woman'.
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Milestones
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• On 14th March 2003, Institution recevied the "Best Village Industry
Institution" award from Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari
Vajpayee.
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Papad Awards
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Lijjat Papad has been chosen as a Power Brand 2010-2011 by the Indian Consumer and received the Award on 4th February 2011 in
New Delhi by our President Smt. Swati R. Paradkar .
Brand Equity Award" at the hands of Hon'ble President of India
Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi
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