Asia & the Pacific

A summary of research findings on women informal workers and child care from six membership-based organizations

This publication is a summary of “Our children do not get the attention they deserve”: A synthesis of research finding on women informal...

Working conditions in the Indonesian leather and footwear sector

Publication’s summary: “Indonesia is the fourth largest footwear manufacturer worldwide. The major importers of Indonesian leather...

Approaches to Basic Service Delivery for the Working Poor: Assessing the Impact of Mahila Housing Trust’s Parivartan Slum Upgrading Programme in Ahmedabad, India

Increased urbanization in India has meant more poor people live in hazardous conditions, lacking access to even basic facilities and services....

The Urban Informal Workforce: Waste Pickers/Recyclers

These findings are based on research conducted in 2012 as part of the Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS), a project under Inclusive...

Forging a New Conceptualization of “The Public” in Waste Management

The involvement of informal workers in municipal service delivery is generally theorized and studied as a key component of a neoliberal privatization...

Indian Capitalism in Development

Recognising the different ways that capitalism is theorised, this book explores various aspects of contemporary capitalism in India. Using...

City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-based Workers in Lahore, Pakistan

The Australian Fashion Report

“This report aims to empower consumers to purchase ethically while encouraging companies to ensure that the workers that produce the...

Human Development and Clothing Manufacturing in Cambodia: Challenges and Strategies for the Garment Industry

The Cost for Women Workers of Precarious Employment in Bangladesh