India

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...

Housing Finance for Poor Working Women: Innovations of the Self-Employed Women’s Association in India

The Self-Employed Womens Association (SEWA) of India recognizes that the home is a paramount productive asset, especially for poor women....

Do Rights Work? Law, Activism, and the Employment Guarantee Scheme

Analyzes whether enshrining employment as a right has a substantive effect on access to employment in India.

Articulating Growth in the Urban Spectrum

Sumário Executivo: Trabalhadoras Domiciliares em Ahmedabad, na Índia