Region: Asia & the Pacific
All posts in Asia & the Pacific
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Books & Book Chapters
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Research Reports
Childcare Initiative Summary Report – Hindi
कामकाजी गरीब से संबंधित छह सदस्य-आधारित संगठनों (MBOs) से असंगठित महिला श्रमिकों और बच्चों की देखभाल पर शोध निष्कर्षों का सारांश
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Working Papers
Informality in South Asia: A Review
This paper seeks to explore the diversity of the informal economy across five countries in South Asia: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan,...
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Policy Briefs
Housing Finance for Poor Working Women: Innovations of the Self-Employed Women’s Association in India
The Self-Employed Womens Association (SEWA) of India recognizes that the home is a paramount productive asset, especially for poor women....
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Research Reports
Technology at the base of the pyramid: insights from Ahmedabad (India), Durban (South Africa) and Lima (Peru)
Final report for the Technology and the Future of Work Project undertaken by Practical Action and WIEGO with support from the Rockefeller...
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Resource Documents
Promoting Decent Work for Domestic Workers: Lessons From Five Countries
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Research Reports
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...
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Presentations
Creating Quality Jobs in China
Beijing workshop presentation for the China-India project, “Informal Employment, Poverty and Growth in India and China”
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Presentations
Poverty and Inequality and Relationship to Informality in India
Delhi workshop presentation for the China-India project, “Informal Employment, Poverty and Growth in India and China”
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Stories/Case Studies
Women Behind the Wheel: The Story of Satvashila Potekar
SWaCH waste picker co-operative operates door-to-door waste collection for households in the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. Waste-collection...
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