Asia & the Pacific

Interplay of Women, Money and Power: SEWA Members’ Perspective

Talk given at the Conference on ‘Women, Money, Power’ held by Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, October...

Training and Skill Formation for Decent Work in the Informal Sector: Case Studies from South India

Public Disclosure, Reputation Sensitivity, and Labor Law Compliance: Evidence from Better Factories CambodiaReview of Development Economics

This article is included in a special issue of the journal which includes 11 articles focused on informality. 

Causes and Effects of Slum Eviction in Bangkok

Research paper published by CODI.

City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Bangkok, Thailand

In Bangkok, WIEGO partnered with HomeNet Thailand to carry out this study. This report outlines key findings and policy recommendations for...

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers

This is the Executive Summary of the full Sector Report that synthesizes qualitative and quantitative data from the first (2012) round of...

Special Issue on Labor Law Reforms in India

The issue features an article on law and the self-employed in India (see pp 133-150, Legal Reforms for the Self-Employed: Three Urban Cases),...

Down and Out in Ahmedabad

Migrant workers, who are often landless labourers, seek succour and refuge in night shelters mandated by the Supreme Court of India.

Migrant Construction Workers in Ahmedabad: A Profile

Over the years, Rajasthani migrants have come to overwhelmingly occupy specific trade niches in Ahmedabad.

Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Waste Pickers

Waste pickers are one of the three urban informal worker groups – along with street vendors and home-based workers – who are the focus of...