National Seminar on Gender and Development in the World of Work and Health -with focus on Women Workers in the Agrarian Sector held in Nainital, India from 19- 20 November, 2010. The seminar was an endeavour to bring gender based debates to the smaller town of India for the process of creating a dialogue amongst the local and national fora with emphasis on generating awareness regarding women’s health and working conditions. The Themes and sub-themes of the seminar were:
- Gender & Development
- Women Workers in Agriculture: some Recent Trends
- Macro Economic Policies and Predicament of Women in Agriculture
- Impact of Globalisation on Women Workers in Agriculture
- Organizing Women Workers in Agriculture
- Women Workers in the Global Food Chain
- Gender & Agriculture
- Gender, Work & Health
- Health & Nutrition of Agrarian Women
- Contract farming in India and its impact on Health
- Occupational Health Hazards in Agriculture
- Rural Population: Vulnerability & Impact of HIV/AIDS
- Future Strategies: Agriculture, Work & Health
- Sustainable Development in South Asia
- Social Security and Social Protection provided by the Nation States to Agrarian Women
- Women in Commercialised Agriculture
- The Feminization of Agriculture in Asia- Implication for Women Workers
- Rural Women in India: Subsistence Reproduction
- Development of Rural Market Infrastructure – Best practices
- Food Chain Activities of Women in Agrarian Communities