This is a picture of women constructing a reservoir that will aid in agriculture and water storage. They are guaranteed a minimum of 100 days of employment per year under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) of India.
Previously, there was a large gender gap in the average wage of India's temporary rural workers, but this law, which guarantees equal pay for men and women, has increased real wages for women by 111 TP3T.findingsThere are also
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