Asia & the Pacific

Footpath Ki Aawaz, February 2015

Monthly newsletter for the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI).In this issue:Massive Protest by Street Vendors at all...

Autocapacitação para alcançar mercados: Didi Bahini Sewa Samaj. HomeNet, Nepal

A Didi Bahini Sewa Samaj apoia trabalhadores urbanos em domicílio através de treinamento, serviços de crédito e poupança e oportunidades...

Technology & the Future of Informal Work: Case Studies from India and South Africa

Presentation made by Martha Chen to the MIT Technology Evaluation Group on initial findings from on the “Technology & the Future...

VIDEO: Why a Waste Picker from Quito Is Fighting to be Included in The New Urban Agenda

By 2030, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities. Next City’s journalists were in Surabaya, Indonesia, talking...

WIEGO in the World: Asia

This document reviews WIEGO’s work in Asia, including in the areas of knowledge generation, capacity building, and advocacy work.

Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)

The Parivartan Slum Upgradation Programme

Presentation at WIEGO Colloquium, ‘World Class Cities’ and the Urban Informal Economy: Inclusive Planning for the Working Poor

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...

The Minimum Wages Act, 1948

This document provides rules for the fixing of minimum rates of wages in certain employments.

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.