Asia & the Pacific

Social Protection for Home-Based Women Workers in South Asia: Learning from Action and Research

This action research project has been carried out by Home Net South Asia with research inputs from the Institute of Social Studies Trust. ...

Report on Scrap Collectors, Scrap Traders, and Recycling Enterprises in Pune

Articulating Growth in the Urban Spectrum

Decent Work in Ahmedabad: An Integrated Approach

This paper examines the recent history, political economy and trends in urbanization in Ahmedabad and discusses a number of integrated policies...

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.

Socio-economic status of workers of building construction industry

Industrialization with the introduction of newly developed technologies plays an important role for development of a country. Building construction...

Sumário Executivo: Relatório do Setor Estudo de Monitoramento de Economia Informal: Catadores

A summary of research findings on women informal workers and child care from six membership-based organizations

This publication is a summary of “Our children do not get the attention they deserve”: A synthesis of research finding on women informal...

Working conditions in the Indonesian leather and footwear sector

Publication’s summary: “Indonesia is the fourth largest footwear manufacturer worldwide. The major importers of Indonesian leather...