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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Presentations
The Parivartan Slum Upgradation Programme
Presentation at WIEGO Colloquium, ‘World Class Cities’ and the Urban Informal Economy: Inclusive Planning for the Working Poor
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Audiovisual Materials
VIDEO: Kabir Khan Discusses Waste Picker Inclusion Policies in Bangalore
Kabir Khan of Hasiru Dala discusses waste picker inclusion policies and issues in Bangalore at the Expert Group Meeting on the Informal Economy...
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Legal Instruments
The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
This document provides rules for the fixing of minimum rates of wages in certain employments.
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Legal Instruments
The Street Vendors Act, 2014
An Act to protect the rights of urban street vendors and to regulate street vending, activities and for matters connected therewith.
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Audiovisual Materials
Episode 8
This is the eighth 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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