Region: Delhi

Developing a People’s Perspective on the Delhi Master Plan

• April 28, 2018

Delhi, India

Five Must-reads on Including Street Vendors in Public Spaces

Street vendors are facing unprecedented challenges in cities across the globe, despite global development goals calling for more economically...

Roma, galardonada y candidata a los Óscar y algunas lecturas imprescindibles sobre el trabajo del hogar

El próximo mes, sabremos si el conmovedor retrato del director Alfonso Cuarón Orozco sobre una trabajadora del hogar en México en los años...

Créer un « espace public pour tous » : stratégies utiles à l’intention des vendeurs et vendeuses de rue

Par Jenna Harvey « Je veux voir une ville sans expulsions. Je veux les voir [vendeurs de rue] jouir du droit à la ville, où aucun gouvernement,...

Strategies for Street Vendors to Create “Public Space for All”

By Jenna Harvey “I want to see an eviction-free city. I want to see them [street vendors] having a right to the city, where no government,...

Can Waste Pickers Help Solve Delhi’s Towering Trash Problem?

With Avi Singh Majithia Delhi’s Qutub Minar, the tallest minaret in the world, rises high above many of the capital city’s landmarks, but...

“Tomorrow is Ours”: India’s Informal Workers Declare in New Radio Programme

For 13 weeks, in 2017, the unthinkable happened for informal workers: they captivated audiences across Northern India by bringing the public...

For Mayors: A Five-Step Guide to including Street Vendors in Global Cities

By Carlin Carr

In Delhi, a Three-Pronged Approach Raises Informal Workers’ Priorities with Urban Decision-makers

Urban employment trends in India have defied predictions and stereotypes. Rather than being increasingly absorbed into modern, formal wage...

From Lima to Bangkok, WIEGO Lays Out Strategy to Improve Conditions of Informal Workers in Six Target Cities

By Jenna Harvey It is morning rush hour in Bangkok and moto-taxi drivers ferry hurried commuters through stalled traffic. In Mexico City,...