Asia & the Pacific

From Green Revolution to Rural Industrial Revolution in South IndiaEconomic and Political Weekly

Abstract: The economic reforms of the 1990s have deprioritised the agricultural sector and also diverted attention away from scholarly concerns...

Promoting Decent Work for Domestic Workers: Lessons From Five Countries

Uncovering Non-Garment Homework in Australia: Preliminary Issues

Abstract: Homeworkers are the most marginalized and one of the most exploited groups of workers (Greig, 2002), with an estimated 300 million...

The Informal Economy in South Africa: Issues, Debates and Policies – Reflections after an Exposure Dialogue Programme

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...