Region: Asia & the Pacific

Hawkers and the Urban Informal Sector: A Study of Street Vending in Seven Cities

The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of the problems of street vendors in urban areas. The study discusses the profession...

Continuing gender stereotypes or signs of change: Occupational pattern of women workers

Informal Sector and Informal Employment: Overview of Data for 11 Cities in 10 Developing Countries

This paper presents tabulations on informal employment in urban areas of 10 developing countries: Abidjan, Antananarivo, Bamako, Cotonou,...

Developing an Action-based Health and Safety Training Project in Southern China

Contribution of Women to the National Economy

In the context of growing gender inequalities and the consequential adverse impacts on the well-being of the society, gender issues have...

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. ...

The Urban Informal Workforce: Home-Based Workers

These findings are based on research conducted in 2012 as part of the Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS), a project under Inclusive...

Sumário Executivo – Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal: Trabalhadoras e Trabalhadores Domiciliares em Bangcoc, na Tailândia

City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Ahmedabad, India

Poverty and Social Protection in Urban India: Targeting Efficiency and Poverty Impacts of the Targeted Public Distribution SystemThe Indian Journal of Labour Economics

This paper draws on household survey data in two Indian cities, Delhi and Ranchi to study key issues related to poverty and social protection...