Asia & the Pacific

SETU Africa Newsletter – April 2016

This issue includes an article about WIEGO team members’ visit to SEWA in India to learn more about SEWA and about the SETU Africa...

Legal Mechanisms to Empower Informal Businesses, 2007

This paper looks into existing and available literature and information on the extent and nature of legal exclusion of informal businesses...

Ordinance Regulating the use of Streets and Sidewalks in the Municipality of Marikina, 2004

This Ordinance regulates the use of streets and sidewalks in the Municipality of Marikina

Chiang Rai City: Inclusive Urban Development for Informal Workers

This is a case study on inclusive urban development strategies in Chiang Rai City, Thailand. Specifically, it details how, with support from...

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

SEWA’s Silent Eco Friend Film

Returns to Education and Employment Outcomes: Evidence from CULS3

Beijing workshop presentation for the China-India project, “Informal Employment, Poverty and Growth in India and China”