Asia & the Pacific

The Informal Economy in Indonesia: Size, Composition and Evolution

This study of statistical audit informal economy: an Indonesian case study was undertaken as part of an effort to clarify data- and statistics-related...

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...

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. ...

Report on Scrap Collectors, Scrap Traders, and Recycling Enterprises in Pune

Articulating Growth in the Urban Spectrum

Decent Work in Ahmedabad: An Integrated Approach

This paper examines the recent history, political economy and trends in urbanization in Ahmedabad and discusses a number of integrated policies...

Special Issue on Labor Law Reforms in India

The issue features an article on law and the self-employed in India (see pp 133-150, Legal Reforms for the Self-Employed: Three Urban Cases),...

Down and Out in Ahmedabad

Migrant workers, who are often landless labourers, seek succour and refuge in night shelters mandated by the Supreme Court of India.

Socio-economic status of workers of building construction industry

Industrialization with the introduction of newly developed technologies plays an important role for development of a country. Building construction...

Sumário Executivo: Relatório do Setor Estudo de Monitoramento de Economia Informal: Catadores