Asia & the Pacific

Homework in the Context of Globalization

Paper prepared for the workshop, “Towards Securer Lives – Social Protection for Home Based Workers in South Asia,”...

Part I: The Making and Unmaking of a Model Market for Street Vendors

Organising as a catalyst for promoting decent work in the informal economy in South Asia

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

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Informal Workers in Ahmedabad City

SEWA Project: Productivity Impact Study

SEWA has for a number of years been involved in the participatory design of work equipment prototypes for various sectors of the informal...

Neglect of Sewage Workers: Concerns about the New Act

The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act 2013 does not give the same rights to those who manually...

Intentions, Design and Outcomes: Reflections on IHSDP in Maharashtra

This paper examines the implementation of the Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme in the smaller cities of Maharashtra. It...

The Occupational Health of Waste Pickers in Pune: KKPKP and SWaCH Members Push for Health Rights

This report from the union of waste pickers, KKPKP, in Pune, India details the interventions of the union to improve the health of their...

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