Region: Asia & the Pacific

Regional Update for HomeNet Southeast Asia – Global Conference on HBWs 2015

Presentation from the 2005 Global Conference on Home-Based Workers (HBW) organized by WIEGO and HomeNet South Asia (HNSA).

Mulheres atrás do volante: a história de Satvashila Potekar

No modelo da SWaCH PCMC, a coleta de materiais recicláveis é feita por equipes independentes que consistem de dois coletores e um motorista....

World Urban Campaign: The People’s Economy and the Future of Cities

This blog post about improving engagement between city authorities and the urban working poor was written by Sally Roever, WIEGO’s...

VIDEO: Why Slum Dwellers in South Africa Are Collecting Data About their Communities

By 2030, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities. Next City’s journalists were in Surabaya, Indonesia, talking...

Home Workers Protection Act B.E.2553 (2010)

This legal document outlines the provisions of Thailand’s ground-breaking legislation for home-based workers: The Home Workers Protection...

Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act, 1998

This Act was enacted in order to alleviate poverty by empowering Filipino families to meet their needs by actively pursuing asset reform...

VIDEO: The Importance of Collective Voice

At the inaugural session of the UN HLP on Women’s Economic Empowerment Consultation on the Informal Economy, Renana Jhabvala (Chair...

Technology and the Future of Work: Experiences of informal waste workers and street vendors in Dhaka, Lima, and Nairobi

“Through  a  year-long  project  supported  by  the  Rockefeller  Foundation, Practical  Action  and  WIEGO  (Women  in  Informal ...

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation Self Declaration Form for Renewal of Trade License

This is the application form for the renewal of trade license in the State of Bhubaneswar

Informal Workers Narrative Discussion