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Social Protection for Home-Based Women Workers in South Asia: Learning from Action and Research

This action research project has been carried out by Home Net South Asia with research inputs from the Institute of Social Studies Trust. ...

Health Risks and Informal Employment in South Africa: Does Formality Protect Health?International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

The association between work and health has not been well explored in the context of economically developing countries, largely due to inadequate...

Welfare, Development and Growth: Lessons from South Africa

Childcare Initiative Summary Report – Hindi

कामकाजी गरीब से संबंधित छह सदस्य-आधारित संगठनों (MBOs) से असंगठित महिला श्रमिकों और बच्चों की देखभाल पर शोध निष्कर्षों का सारांश

Informal Workers & The Future of Work: A Defence of Work-Related Social Protection

This Working Paper responds to current debates on the future of social protection as employment relationships become increasingly non-existent,...

Extending Health and Safety to Informal Workers: A Photo Essay

Introduction: There is great diversity in the informal economy—of occupation, place of work, status in employment, extent of regulation,...

Empowering Women in an Insecure World. Joining SEWA Makes a Difference.

Abstract: This paper examines what significance membership in SEWA has. SEWA, a trade union of self-employed poor women, uses several strategies...

What explains gender differences in India? What can be done to promote shared prosperity?

Although its economic development has been impressive, recent events have sparked debate about India’s gender inequality. This column argues...

Working Women and Security: Self Employed Women’s Association’s Response to Crisis

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Always on Call: Abuse and Exploitation of Child Domestic Workers in Indonesia