Asia & the Pacific

Health Access for Informal Workers In Ahmedabad, India: Subhadraben’s Story

Domestic Workers’ Laws and Legal Issues in India

Based on several factors common to domestic work, such as, the specificity of the employee-employer relationship and the workplace being...

HomeNet South Asia Newsletter April 2016

In this issue:- Celebrating 20 Years of ILO’s Convention 177 (even hosted by HNSA and WIEGO)- 1st Advisory Board Meeting of HNSA on...

The Magna Carta for the Kasambahay, 2010

This bill seeks to protect domestic helpers from abuse at the hands of their employers and to guarantee them the enjoyment of their fundamental...

The Trinidad Market Code, 2007

The Provisions of this code govern the establishment, classification, administration and operation of Trinidad Public Market and the imposition...

Domestic Worker Manual (Thai) – คู่มือการใช้แรงงานประจำบ้าน

Manual for domestic workers (in Thai). 

Ela Bhatt Closing Address for UN HLP Consultation at SEWA (transcript)

Ela Bhatt delivered this closing address to the participants of the event, “Women’s Voices in the Informal Economy,” held...

VIDEO: Sunday Market Ahmedabad

This video, filmed by Rameshwar Bhatt, shows a busy Sunday Market in Ahmedabad.

Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

This document contains an Act to consolidate the laws relating to food and to establish the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India...

Informal Workers Narrative Discussion