Asia & the Pacific

Through the Magnifying Glass: Women’s Work and Labour Force Participation in Urban Delhi

The Informal Sector and Informal Employment in Indonesia

This report contains the findings of the 2009 National Labor Force Survey (Sakernas) (second round conducted on 8–1 August 2009) and the...

Role of Informal Recyclers in Small and Medium Towns in India

Exposure Dialogue Programme – Personal Reflection

The Politics of Classification and the Complexity of Governance in Census Towns

Spontaneous urbanisation through the transfer of capital from the agricultural sector to the commercial sector has given rise to a large...

Street Vendors in Ahmedabad: Status, Contribution and Challenges

From the preface: “This Working Paper forms part of the research project, Making Space for the Poor: Law, Rights, Regulation and Street-Trade...

Housing and Urban Service Needs of Home-Based Workers: Findings From a Seven-Country Study

This policy brief considers linkages between urban infrastructure and livelihood issues for home-based workers. It is based on a series of...

Working Life of Street Vendors in MumbaiThe Indian Journal Of Labour Economics

Abstract: Street vendors in Mumbai are among the most deprived sections of the self-employed workers. This paper tries to portray the ‘working...

Living Conditions of Tea Plantation Workers

The strike by women workers in the tea plantations of Kerala brings to fore the miserable living conditions of the workers in this sector...

Food SecurityEconomic and Political Weekly

Bihar’s public distribution system used to be one of the worst in India, but the system has improved significantly from 2011 onwards....