Asia & the Pacific

Living Conditions of Tea Plantation Workers

The strike by women workers in the tea plantations of Kerala brings to fore the miserable living conditions of the workers in this sector...

Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Waste Pickers

Waste pickers are one of the three urban informal worker groups – along with street vendors and home-based workers – who are the focus of...

Nossos filhos não recebem a atenção que merecem

Esta publicação relata os resultados de uma pesquisa em cinco cidades, que examinava o acesso das trabalhadoras informais ao cuidado de crianças...

Empowering Home-based Workers in India: Strategies and Solutions

This publication is an outcome of a grant from the Tata Trusts to the Harvard University South Asia Institute for a project on ‘Livelihood...

Mixed-Use Zoning and Home-Based Production in India

This technical brief critically assesses land-use zoning regulations, both generally and specifically in India, with particular reference...

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...

Protecting caste livelihoods on the western coast of India: an intersectional analysis of Udupi’s fisherwomen

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. 

Organizing Informal Women Workers

Paper prepared for UNRISD Gender Policy Report.Abstract:

Rising from the Waste– Organising Wastepickers in India, Thailand and the Philippines

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Understanding Gender Inequalities in Wages and Incomes in India