Region: India

Ep 1: Who are the informal workers in the cities

In 2017, Focal Cities Delhi launched a campaign to change public perceptions about informal workers. We are hosting 13 episodes (each 15...

SEWA, Focus on Housing: Improving the Livelihoods of Informal Workers

Domestic Workers (Regulation of Employment, Conditions of Work, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2010

SEWA Newsletter No. 44

Contents:       Women’s menstrual cycles are a “plague” : Findings from a SEWA study     SEWA’s agricultural campaigns    ...

Final Report on 2013 Law Exposure Dialogue Programme

Final report on law Exposure Dialogue Programme (EDP), with apendices listing conference participants, agenda, and exposure groups

SETU Africa Newsletter, Volume 1 Issue 7

This issue includes:

Homeless construction workers of Ahmedabad

Construction workers who build houses for others are forced to live in open along with their families in city of Ahmedabad, and indeed in...

Are We Counting What Counts?

Blog post by Renu Singh of Young Lives about the UN HLP Consultation held at SEWA in August 2016. 

Domestic Workers Welfare and Social Security Act 2010

This Act seeks to provide for the portection of the welfare of domestic workers in India to protect them from exploitation.

Municipal and Police Laws for Patna, Calcutta, Bhubaneshwar, Bangalore, Mumbai, and Ahmedabad

This document outlines street vendor laws for Patna, Calcutta, Bhubaneshwar, Bangalore, Mumbai and Ahmedabad