Delhi

Looking Back at 2019: Informal Workers Demanded Change — and Won

In 2019, informal workers made some noise — in their home cities and at the highest global change-making bodies. They took to the streets,...

“I, Too, am Delhi”: People’s Campaign Calls for Inclusion in Indian Capital’s Master Plan

India’s capital city is preparing its roadmap for the future – a new master planning document that sets out the vision for Delhi for two...

Small World, Big Goals: A Home-Based Garment Worker in Delhi

From her Delhi home, Farida-ben embroiders garments for foreign retailers. Denied an education and other options, she has done this work...

AUDIO: Who are the informal workers in the cities

“Who are the informal workers in the cities” is the first episode in a radio series on informal workers in Delhi, produced by...

They Respect Their Pets More Than Labourers

Video from “Informal Workers’ Narratives” hosted by Working People’s Charter and co-curated by WIEGO and the Indian...

Informal Workers Narrative Discussion

Infographic – Delhi Focal City

Infographic outlining key statistics and figures relating to the informal economy in New Delhi, India. 

Book launch: Redefined Labour Spaces: Organising Workers in Post Liberalised India

Event invitation to book launch on May 28, 2018. 

Delhi Private Placement Agency, Regulation Order, 2014

This document outlines the rules and regulations that governs the placement agencies that work with domestic workers.

SEWA Bharat and Street Vendors in Delhi

As a livelihood, street vending is a viscious trap of poverty, especially for women workers. It is indicative of low income, physical strain,...