Region: Asia & the Pacific

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...

OHS Promotion Experiences for Home-Based Worker in Thailand

OHS Learning Meeting May 2011

Social Insurance Coverage in Urban China

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

Women Behind the Wheel: The Story of Satvashila Potekar

SWaCH waste picker co-operative operates door-to-door waste collection for households in the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. Waste-collection...

SWaCH Seva Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit

SWaCH Seva Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit (known simply as SWaCH, which means “clean”) is a solid waste collection and handling cooperative. Initiated...

Domestic Workers March for “Equal Rights For All”

Law: Special Provisions Act of Delhi (India), 2009

Law authorizing the Central Government of India to, inter alia, create a scheme for the regulation of Delhi street vendors in accordance...

Case Study: Mrs Manee Choei-chom (hired to shell sugar-palm fruits)