Sumathi: Hello everyone we have Padma with us today in our Ambattur PTS office. She is incharge of Sozhainagar branch. Hello Sis. Padma: Hello. S: When did you join the union? P: In the year 2002. S: What were you working as? P: I was working as domestic helper. S: In the year 2002 you joined as a member. But now you are grown and became an Incharge from a branch. Totally how many members are there in your branch? P: 150 members are there in our branch. S: Ok.. You are an in charge in Solianagar. What all are your responsibilities? P: I guide and help them in getting pension and education allowances. I also take people for meetings wherever it is. S: Other than union work do you do other community works? P: Yes i do. S: Please mention any 2 such types of works. P: I speak about common issues. And water problems faced by public, Many times I school students smokingI go and question them. S: That's really great sis. Its been 16 years that you are in union. What all did you learn here? P: I learnt many things. I talk with confidence while doing domestic work. I also learned how we should behave. S: When you joined union, you were a young widow. How did you cross this lng journey and got the high position? P: Initially I was afraid and used to be at home. My mother and brother never allowed me outside. After joining union i started attending meetings and started to talk. I understood that we should be brave and we should start talking. After joining PTS i learned many things. S: Thats really great sis. Nowadays we can see many young widows. After the death of their husbands they start losing hope in their life. What do you want to suggest to such widows? P: I suggest everyone to be like me. I was strong and took care of my kids by doing domestic help. S i suggest everyone to be like me. S: So you like to tell them to be brave and not to go in a wrong way and work hard. Am I right? P: Yes. S: Thank you so much.
