India

The Oppressive Labour Conditions of the Working Poor in the Peripheral Segments of India’s Garment Sector

Development Viewpoint, No. 81

Food SecurityEconomic and Political Weekly

Bihar’s public distribution system used to be one of the worst in India, but the system has improved significantly from 2011 onwards....

Nos enfants ne reçoivent pas l’attention qu’ils méritent

Cette publication présente les résultats d’une étude de recherche dans cinq villes examinant l’accès des travailleuses de l´informel...

Dynamic networks of grassroots innovators in India

Abstract: ‘Grassroots innovations’ in India are receiving increasing attention from innovation scholars and policymakers alike. These innovations...

Home Based Work in India: A Disappearing Continuum of Dependence?

Paper presented at the EGDI and UNU-WIDER Conference Unlocking Human Potential: Linking the Informal and Formal Sectors, September 17-18...

Reconceptualizing the urban “informal sector” in underdeveloped countries: An overview of the Brazilian, Indian and South African cases

Paper written for GLU Conference, Mumbai, 22-24 February 2009

India’s National Policy on Urban Street Vendors

India is one of very few countries to have developed a National Policy on Urban Street Vendors. Adopted in 2004, its objective is to promote...

The Absence of State Law: Domestic Workers in IndiaCanadian Journal of Women and the Law

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Interplay of Women, Money and Power: SEWA Members’ Perspective

Talk given at the Conference on ‘Women, Money, Power’ held by Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, October...

Exposure Dialogue Programme – Personal Reflection