May Day 2026: Worker Organizations Uphold Democracy Amidst Rising Conflict and Authoritarianism Read More
Building movements in the informal economy: Lessons for advancing labour rights in the circular economy Read More
Social Dialogue for Social Protection: A Perspective from the Informal Economy in Southeast Asia Read More
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... Read More
Integrating Occupational Health into Public Health Provision: The Case of HomeNet Thailand HomeNet Thailand (HNT) has long advocated for the integration of Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) into the Thai Universal Coverage... Read More
Approaches to Basic Service Delivery for the Working Poor: Assessing the Impact of Mahila Housing Trust’s Parivartan Slum Upgrading Programme in Ahmedabad, India Increased urbanization in India has meant more poor people live in hazardous conditions, lacking access to even basic facilities and services.... Read More
Visão geral dos Instrumentos Legais para a Inclusão de Recicladores Informais na Gestão de Resíduos Sólidos no Brasil Read More
Integração de Trabalhadores Informais na Coleta Seletiva de Recicláveis: o Caso de Belo Horizonte, Brasil Esta nota informativa traz uma análise mais detalhada sobre a gênese e os elementos chaves da política pública voltada para a integração... Read More
The Regularization of Street Vending in Bhubaneshwar, India: A Policy Model After years of conflict between street traders and local authorities, the city of Bhubaneshwar, India developed a public, private and community... Read More
Integrating Waste Pickers into Municipal Solid Waste Management in Pune, India No person should have to be immersed in solid waste for their livelihood, yet every day hundreds of thousands of informal waste pickers in... Read More
Health Insurance in India: The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana This policy brief explores the challenges faced by India’s poor workers in using the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), the largest... Read More
The Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme: Assessing Access by Informal Workers In 2003 the Ghanaian government introduced, a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) – an, innovative and large scale attempt to extend,... Read More
