Asia & the Pacific

Zhongguo Fei Zhenggui Jiuye Fazhan Baogao

India’s Informal Workers and Social Protection

A publication of the Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania

Protection Sociale et Emploi : Regards Croisés Sur la Mondialisation en Europe et en Chine

Informality and Gender in the Labour Market for Muslims in India: Has education been a route out of poverty?

The Informal sector in Asia from the Decent Work Perspective

This report is the first of a series of papers that were commissioned under the auspices of the ILO Inter-Sectoral Task Force on the Informal...

Decent Work for Women and Men in the Informal Economy: Profile and Good Practices in Cambodia

This study gives an overview of trends and characteristics of informal economy employment in Cambodia. It identifi es some of the main challenges...

Social protection for women homeworkers: a case of healthcare services in Thailand

Legal Recognition of Street VendorsYOJANA

This article gives a brief explanation of the Bill for the protection of livelihood and regulation of street vending in the Lok Sabha. This...

Changing Structure of Governance in Non-Metropolitan Cities: A Study in Andhra Pradesh

Globalisation has brought forward new modes of governance and technological options to urban local bodies in India in the last two decades....

Financial Accessibility of the Street Vendors in India: Cases of Inclusion and Exclusion

From the Executive Summary: “Street vendors are one of the most marginalised, poor as well as vulnerable sectors of the urban informal...