All posts in Asia & the Pacific
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External Blog Posts/Op Eds
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...
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Audiovisual Materials
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...
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Legal Instruments
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...
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Legal Instruments
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...
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Toolkits and Guides
Indian Institute for Human Settlements
“The Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) is a national education institution committed to the equitable, sustainable and...
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Audiovisual Materials
VIDEO: Indira of Hasiru Dala Calls on Governments to Issue All Waste Pickers ID Cards
Indira, a waste picker with Hasiru Dala in Bangalore, India shows her occupational identification card and states they should be supplied...
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Legal Instruments
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place Act, 2013
An Act to provide protection against sexual harassment of women at workplace and for the prevention and redrcssal of complaints of sexual...
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Legal Instruments
Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli’ Street Vendors Rules, 2015
This document contains rules that govern street vending in the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli’ , that are based on the...
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Audiovisual Materials
Episode 10
This is the tenth episode in a radio series on informal workers in Delhi, produced by WIEGO and originally aired on FM Rainbow.
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Audiovisual Materials
VIDEO: Bangladesh leather industry exposes workers to toxic hazards
From PBS NewsHour: “Rotting animal hides and toxic chemicals. That’s the stench emanating from a neighborhood in Bangladesh’s...
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