India

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Ahmedabad, India

Measuring Informality of Employment in Urban India-The Indian Journal of Labour Economics

In recent years, there has been an effort to clearly define informality along two axes, the legal status of the enterprise, that is, the...

Monetary Policy and Informal FinanceEconomic and Political Weekly

This article utilises state-level data for 1961-2012 to examine the interlinkage between informal finance and monetary policy. The analysis...

Positioning women homeworkers in a global footwear production network: How can homeworkers improve agency, influence and claim rights?The Journal of Industrial Relations

Abstract: This article analyses the position of women footwear homeworkers, using global production networks as a conceptual lens. Using...

Protecting caste livelihoods on the western coast of India: an intersectional analysis of Udupi’s fisherwomen

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. 

Promoting Decent Work for Domestic Workers: Lessons From Five Countries

Managing Resources, Activities, and Risk in Urban India: The Impact of SEWA Bank

Estimating Domestic Workers, Home-Based Workers, Street Vendors and Waste Pickers in India

Middle-class activism and the politics of the informal working class – A perspective on class relations and civil society in Indian cities

Abstract: This article compares political activism amongst members of the middle class and the informal working class in three Indian cities,...

Headstrong: Profile of a Headloader in Ahmedabad, India

A leader among headloaders in Ahmedabad’s busy textile market, Shanta Bababahi Bhalerao knows firstand how belonging to the growing...