Region: India

Women who work from home ‘shrouded in a cloak of invisibility’

“When we think of work-from-home, let us enable and promote better living and working conditions not just for the elite, but also for the...

Impact of COVID-19

COVID-19 and Delhi’s Waste Pickers By: Avi Majithia July 2020

Rebuilding Lives in Resettlements: The Story of Savita Ben

Malavika Narayan July 2020 Photo credit: Rashmi Choudhary In a room full of strangers, Savita ben starts to tell her story, her voice strong,...

Impact of COVID-19 on Street Vendors in India: Status and Steps for Advocacy

By: Avi Singh Majithia July 2020 Photo credit: Rashmi Choudhary The lockdown in Delhi came down harshly on street vendors, as it did for...

Home-Based Workers in India: A Statistical Profile

This statistical snapshot of India’s home-based workers offers data on the size of this workforce, age, sex, type of industry and more. Data...

COVID-19, Cities & Urban Informal Workers: An International Perspective

Presentation delivered by Dr. Marty A. Chen, International Coordinator Emeritus and Senior Advisor, Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing...

Implications of the COVID-19 Crisis for Labour and Employment in India: Impact, Strategies and Perspectives

• June 8, 2020 - June 9, 2020
• Online

Focal City Learning Meeting 2020: Different Cities, Common Goals

DELHI DIARY – April 2020by Avi Singh Majithia

Not just hunger but also safety: Relief for waste pickers during COVID-19

by Avi Singh Majithia  May 4, 2020

Ela R. Bhatt explains how to rebuild a society less susceptible to debt, disease and devastation

Ela R. Bhatt, long-time activist, founder of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), a trade union in India, and also a founder of...