Ela Bhatt, founder of SEWA, gestures during a news conference in Madrid
Ela Bhatt, founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) in Ahmedabad, India, gestures during a news conference in Madrid November 22, 2006. Bhatt organized a trade union for poor Indian women who make a living by selling vegetables, recycling trash, hand-rolling cigarettes and working in other marginal occupations. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN)