Asia & the Pacific

“I, Too, am Delhi”: People’s Campaign Calls for Inclusion in Indian Capital’s Master Plan

India’s capital city is preparing its roadmap for the future – a new master planning document that sets out the vision for Delhi for two...

Bridges to Better Lives: SEWA’s Community Health Workers

October 7 is World Day for Decent Work with a focus this year on “investing in the care economy.” Whether providing preventative health information,...

Bangkok’s Street Vending Ban: A Summary of the Research on the Social and Economic Impacts

Bangkok Street Vending Ban 2016

Street Vendors and Legal Advocacy: Reflections from Ghana, India, Peru, South Africa and Thailand

Informal Workers in Urban Thailand: A Statistical Snapshot

This brief contains estimates on informal workers in Bangkok and other urban centres in Thailand.

Universal Health Coverage Workshop at ASEAN People’s Forum

• September 12, 2019 - 12:00pm
• Bangkok, Thailand

HomeNet Southeast Asia, in collaboration with regional advocacy platform SEA Junction and WIEGO, held a panel discussion on social protection...

HNSEA Universal Health Coverage Workshop at ASEAN People’s Forum

• September 10, 2019 - September 12, 2019
• Bangkok, Thailand

Members of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered in Bangkok, Thailand for the ASEAN Summit from 31 October...

Worker Identity, Agency and Economic Development: Women’s Empowerment in the Indian Informal Economy

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Estimating Domestic Workers, Home-Based Workers, Street Vendors and Waste Pickers in India