Workers Development Union

Workers Development Union
*Shramik Abhivrudhi Sangh*
Abbreviation	SAS
Location	20. Milkman Street, Camp; Belgaum, Karnataka, India;
Region served	North Karnataka & Kolhapur
Also called	Jana Jagran (Awake)
Director	Joseph Chenakala
Affiliations	Goa Province of Jesuits; Catholic church
Staff	42
Website	SAS

Workers Development Union (Shramik Abhivrudhi Sangh) is the social action wing of the Goa Jesuits, with activities concentrated in Belgaum and other districts of north Karnataka and in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. SAS works among the masses to transform unjust structures of society and to build harmonious communities of diverse peoples, religions, languages, and cultures, helping them to satisfy their basic human needs.^[1]

Staff and mission

Two Jesuits and forty social activists along with many part-time animators facilitate the programs listed below, sharing with the poor their struggles, joys, and hopes. This also join in critical reflection and action on the socio-political and economic situation.^{[citation needed]}

The Union has a shepherd training program in sheep care, modern medicines, and modern breeding practices, carried on in the largely pastoral northern districts of Karnataka.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Marketing wool from an endangered sheep breed in the Deccan Plateau of India" (PDF). Gopi Krishna, PR Sheshagiri Rao, and Kamal Kishore. Food and Agriculture Organization. pp. 17–28. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
^ "The Hindu : Karnataka / Belgaum News : Workshop on coarse wool begins today". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
^ "A big, overseas market for coarse wool is waiting to be tapped". Vijaykumar Patil. The Hindu. 20 December 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
^ "Naturally yours". The Hindu. 18 December 2003. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
^ FAO Animal Production and Health Paper. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2010. p. 20. ISBN 978-92-5-106453-5. Retrieved 12 September 2018.

[1] "Marketing wool from an endangered sheep breed in the Deccan Plateau of India" (PDF). Gopi Krishna, PR Sheshagiri Rao, and Kamal Kishore. Food and Agriculture Organization. pp. 17–28. Retrieved 12 September 2018.

[2] "The Hindu : Karnataka / Belgaum News : Workshop on coarse wool begins today". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2017-10-24.

[3] "A big, overseas market for coarse wool is waiting to be tapped". Vijaykumar Patil. The Hindu. 20 December 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2018.

[4] "Naturally yours". The Hindu. 18 December 2003. Retrieved 12 September 2018.

[5] FAO Animal Production and Health Paper. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2010. p. 20. ISBN 978-92-5-106453-5. Retrieved 12 September 2018.

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