Annual Report - National Human Rights Commission

Research Studies and Projects
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survey the impact of Government’s special protective provisions in providing economic,
political and judicial relief to Dalit women;
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assess the role of elected representatives in creating awareness among the dalits in general
and women belonging to this section in particular; and
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make recommendations for the improvement of the social, economic and political status of
dalit women.
12.19 The 18-month research study started in April 2004. The study is in progress. During the
period under report, data have been collected for the above study from four districts of Haryana,
viz. Fatehabad, Sirsa, Ambala and Yamuna Nagar, which have maximum concentration of dalit
population. The Commission’s Secretariat held meetings with the Project Director from time to
time to discuss the progress of the study and gave its inputs.
E] Feminization of Poverty and Impact of Globalization – A
Study of Women Construction Labourers in Delhi, Uttar
Pradesh and Haryana
12.20 The Commission approved in August 2004 a proposal for research study entitled
“Feminization of Poverty and Impact of Globalization – A Study of Women Construction
Labourers in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, submitted by Sarojini Naidu Centre for
Women’s Studies (SNCWS), Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. The study aims to project
the appalling conditions of women construction labourers and suggest measure for
improving them by:–
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studying the nature and extent of women’s involvement in construction work in the
selected districts;
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studying the socio-economic profile of women construction labourers;
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studying and analyzing the human rightsviolations faced by them;
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finding out the possibility and extent of sexual harassment faced by them;
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accessing the incidents of migration and displacement among them and to study the problems
associated with it;
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analyzing disabilities, discrimination and deprivation faced by them;
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finding out the impact of new technologies on their status;
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