Region: Asia & the Pacific

VIDEO: Ilo Ilo

A film by Anthony Chen. It is about the relationship between a Singaporean family and their maid amidst the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis....

Case Study: Mrs Chaweewan Boonmee (Sewing Work)

Sri Lanka: Domestic Workers

According to Verite Research: This is a video that was developed for a concert in aid of Domestic Workers in Sri Lanka. Domestic work is...

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...

From Waste Pickers to University Graduates in One Generation: the Story of the More Family