Asia & the Pacific

Earning their keep and keeping what they earn: A critique of organizing strategies for South Asian women in the informal sector

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Health Hazards and Labour Laws in Bangladesh: A Narrative-based Study on Women Garment Workers

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Give Back Our Waste

Summary from Chintan: Waste-to-Energy (WtE), the process of creating energy from waste, has gained broad appeal domestically and internationally...

Social Security for Informal Economy Workers in Indonesia: Looking for Flexible and Highly Targeted Programmes

In Indonesia about 17% of the employed population enjoys formal social security mainly employees of the formal sector. With respect to health...

Interplay of Women, Money and Power: SEWA Members’ Perspective

Talk given at the Conference on ‘Women, Money, Power’ held by Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, October...

Training and Skill Formation for Decent Work in the Informal Sector: Case Studies from South India

Learning to Re-E-Cycle

Published by Chintan

Participatory Policy Making: Lessons from Thailand’s Universal Coverage Scheme

This policy brief draws out lessons from the Thai health reform process which are relevant to both policy makers and organizations of informal...

Street Vending in Ten Cities in India

This report was written for NASVI (National Association of Street Vendors of India).

Promoting Low-Carbon Transport in India and the Challenges of Social Inclusion: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Case Studies in India