Asia & the Pacific

Supporting Women Home-Based Workers: The Approach of the Self-Employed Womens, Association in India

The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) of India is a national labour union that organizes women, workers in the informal economy...

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Ahmedabad, India

“We beat the path by walking” Part II: Three construction projects that advanced the learning and credibility of the Indian AllianceEnvironment and Urbanization

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

Informal Markets, Livelihood and Politics: Street vendors in urban India

Low industrial growth, declining agricultural sector and limited expansion of formal sector employment in India have increasingly forced...

If Street Food Disappears — Projecting the Cost for Consumers in Bangkok

Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Pakistan and Ravi Town, Lahore

The bulk of Pakistan’s workforce is unorganized, and the data available do not depict the true picture, particularly of the number of women...

From Rice Bowl to Safety Net: Insecurity and Social Protection during China’s Transition

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

Wages and Incomes in Formal and Informal Sectors in India

Organizing the ‘Unorganized’: Varieties of Transnational Trade Union Collaboration and Social Dialogue in Two Indian Cities

Special issue on labor in the global South