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May 15, 2023 15 tweets 7 min read
I write about #MGNREGA for @GenderITorg

For ~8cr rural women, MGNREGA is a crucial safety net that prioritises women in the workforce. Women accounted for 56.62% of the workforce last year.
Now, the two new mandates have caused all-round mayhem. (🧵1/n)
genderit.org/feminist-talk/… FIRST: The online attendance with the #NMMS app.

Workers are losing out on their wages because of some ‘server issues’. Sarada, a worker for Rajasthan: “We are poor workers living from hand to mouth. Do they think we even know what a server is?” (🧵2/n)
genderit.org/feminist-talk/…