Region: Asia & the Pacific

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There is good news for waste pickers. The lakhs of nondescript women with a waste-bag hung over their shoulders, collecting garbage from...

Labour Cooperation Agreement Between India and Saudi Arabia

This labour agreement between India and Saudi Arabia, seeks to enhance cooperation on the recruitment of Domestic Service Workers, to promote...

National Policy For Urban Street Vendors

This policy document outlines the National Urban Policy of India

Ep 5: Home Based Workers and the city

“Home Based Workers” is the fifth episode in a radio series on informal workers in Delhi, produced by WIEGO and originally aired...

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...

Apnalaya

An NGO that helps children living in slums towards a better life through urban community development projects in Mumbai. 

Informality and Vulnerability of Employment in Two cities in India

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

Employment, Informality and Poverty in India and China

Panel Presentation for the China-India project, “Informal Employment, Poverty and Growth in India and China”

Street Vendors’ Human Rights Charter

SEWA Newsletter No. 45

Contents:           SEWA’s Unique Co-operatives: Gujarat Women’s SEWA Cooperative Federation     SEWA’s Co-operatives Sweep...