What is your name, your age, and your village?
- Gulab Kanwar. 18 years old. From Chandelau. (The dress she wears is very nicely made, with regular stitching and of a good cotton.)
This girl is so shy that she can barely speak. A little later she opens up when I praise her dress and the workmanship.
What is your hourly wage? What is your monthly wage?
- She does work for neighbors. They place orders and she makes the items, all women’s clothing. She averages 500 rupees a month.
How long did you train with Veerni?
- Two months training course, Veerni office.
Would you like to have more sewing training? What is your opinion of Veerni’s training?
- She thinks the training was good. Yes, she would like more training.
Are you literate? How do you keep account of the money you earn? Do you keep your salary or do you give it to someone else?
- She has a fifth form education. All of the money is handed over to the mother.
Does your sewing income influence how you are treated in the home, by your husband and your mother-in-law?
- She seems to be able to say that she is treated a little better.
Should women work?
- I ask her why she doesn’t apply for work at the crafts center and she says that she has. They are not hiring and she would like to work there.