Region: India

Informal Workers See a Long Road to Recovery Ahead — Unless Governments Act

Data from the first round of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study in 12 cities point to three common patterns across...

SEWA & COVID 19: A Holistic Response

The COVID 19 pandemic-cum-lockdown in India have impacted the physical, mental and economic health of SEWA’s members and other informal workers...

SEWA Gujarat – Salt-Pan Farmers

VimoSEWA Case Study

SEWA Social Security Case Studies

SEWA Gujarat – Children of SEWA Members Create Art from Waste Materials

Coping with COVID-19: SEWA’s Domestic Workers on the Pandemic and Beyond

Two domestic workers from India share their experiences about the impact of COVID-19 and the lockdown on their work and lives, the difficulties...

Cómo hacerle frente a la COVID-19: las trabajadoras del hogar de SEWA durante la pandemia y más allá

Dos trabajadoras domésticas de India comparten su experiencia sobre el impacto de la COVID-19 y el aislamiento obligatorio en su trabajo...

Microinsurance needed for low-income families in India, says new report

The insurance authority of India has made public a report that calls for the urgent implementation of changes that would expand microinsurance...

Informal Workers in India: A Statistical Profile

Employment in India is overwhelmingly informal: 90 per cent of all workers are employed under informal arrangements nationally; in urban...