Region: India

Urb.im – Mapping Bangalore’s Waste

This blog post, Mapping Bangalore’s Waste, was written by WIEGO’s writer/editor, Carlin Carr.

World Urban Campaign: The People’s Economy and the Future of Cities

This blog post about improving engagement between city authorities and the urban working poor was written by Sally Roever, WIEGO’s...

VIDEO: Kabir Khan Discusses Waste Picker Inclusion Policies in Bangalore

Kabir Khan of Hasiru Dala discusses waste picker inclusion policies and issues in Bangalore at the Expert Group Meeting on the Informal Economy...

The Minimum Wages Act, 1948

This document provides rules for the fixing of minimum rates of wages in certain employments.

The Street Vendors Act, 2014

An Act to protect the rights of urban street vendors and to regulate street vending, activities and for matters connected therewith.

Episode 8

This is the eighth episode in a radio series on informal workers in Delhi, produced by WIEGO and originally aired on FM Rainbow.

Migration and Informality (Beijing presentation)

Beijing workshop presentation for the China-India project, “Informal Employment, Poverty and Growth in India and China”

Street Vendors’ Human Rights Charter

Karmika School for Construction Workers

According to SEWA, “SEWA decided to set up  Karmika School for Construction Workers (KSCW) at Ahmedabad, Gujarat in 2003 with the objective...

VIDEO: Poornima Chikarmane (India) – Of Users, Providers and the State: Solid Waste Management in Pune, India

The Municipal Services Project conference held in April 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa brought together researchers, activists, labour,...