
All posts in Asia & the Pacific
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Journal Articles
Women and Globalisation: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Construction Workers in Contemporary India
This article identifies the opportunities and constraints faced by female construction workers in urban India, citing empirical research...
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Research Reports
Extending Livelihood Opportunities and Social Protection to Empower Poor Urban Informal Workers in Asia
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Research Reports
Nos enfants ne reçoivent pas l’attention qu’ils méritent
Cette publication présente les résultats d’une étude de recherche dans cinq villes examinant l’accès des travailleuses de l´informel...
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Policy Briefs
Integrating Occupational Health into Public Health Provision: The Case of HomeNet Thailand
HomeNet Thailand (HNT) has long advocated for the integration of Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) into the Thai Universal Coverage...
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Journal Articles
Resistance and Compliance in the Age of Globalization: Indian Women and Labor Organizations
Abstract: This article summarizes findings obtained through ethnographic research conducted in three states in India between 2002 and 2004....
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Books & Book Chapters
Innovative Practices for the Urban Informal Economy
An expert group meeting was convened to discuss case studies of regulatory inform of the urban informal sector in six developing country...
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Research Reports
Sumário Executivo – Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal: Catadores e Catadoras em Pune, na Índia
City Report (English)
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Journal Articles
Mapping India’s World of Unorganized LabourSocialist Register
Abstract: The massive unorganized sector, which contributes some 60% of GDP beyond the regulative and protective reach of the state, is one...
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Research Reports
Pakistan’s Hidden Workers
From the Executive Summary: “The aim of the research was to map and trace supply chains in Pakistan’s informal economy; to identify...
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Journal Articles
Outworkers and Precarity: The Case of Victorian Clothing WorkersJust Policy: A Journal of Australian Social Policy
Abstract: Clothing outworkers are some of the most exploited and marginalised workers in the Australian labour market. If trade unions are...
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