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Abstract: This paper looks at four industries in India, the construction sector, the garment industry, the forestry sector, and insurance. Focus is on SEWA, a trade union of poor, self-employed women. Moreover, the paper looks at the effects that globalisation and economic reform have had on these...
Brighton: Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.
Abstract: The article discusses the informalization of work in the footwear industry of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa and its impact on the lives of women workers in two factories during 1990s. The footwear industry in Pietermaritzburg, known to be the shoe city, has decreased significantly during...
NCAER Working Paper Series No. 75
An Annotated Resource List and Binder
SEWA is a trade union registered in 1972. It is an organisation of poor, self-employed women workers in India. These are women who earn a living through their own labour or small businesses. They do not obtain regular salaried employment with welfare benefits like workers in the organised sector...
SEWA Academy is the focal point for all of SEWA’s training, capacity building, research and communication efforts. SEWA Academy functions as our member’s "UNIVERSITY," providing our members their first introduction to a formal learning environment. It is the organizational wing that is responsible...
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.