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दिल्ली में अधिकांश कामगार असंगठित रूप से काम करते हैं और नवीनतम अनुमानों के अनुसार दिल्ली में क़रीब 49.2 लाख असंगठित कामगार हैं. यह रिपोर्ट WIEGO के नेतृत्व में की गई 'कोविड-19 संकट और असंगठित क्षेत्र' स्टडी की दिल्ली शहर में हुई दूसरी दौर की जाँच - परिणामो को प्रस्तुत करती है. यह सर्वे मध्य-2021...
There are an estimated 4.92 million informal workers in Delhi, India, comprising over 80% of the city's total workforce. This report presents Delhi's findings from Round 2 of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study that was conducted in mid-2021 to assess how specific groups of...
On September 15, 2021, the Campaign for Quality Child Care for all Workers (India) organized a webinar to highlight the critical importance of childcare for the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and for enabling women workers to re-enter the workforce. This note presents the evidence on...
The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented public health and humanitarian crisis, marked by forced lockdowns, social distancing, and consequent loss of livelihoods. Informal women workers and their children have been hardest hit by the current situation. It has increased the care burden of the...
Home-based workers produce goods or services for the market from within or around their homes. In Delhi, there are numerous home-based workers who contribute immensely to the city’s economy, yet they remain invisible and unrecognised. This publication is a non-exhaustive mapping of home-based work...
Waste pickers play a critical role in managing Delhi’s growing solid waste problem. Despite their immense contributions, waste pickers face many challenges including lack of recognition, spaces of work, and social stigma, harassment and health hazards due to the nature of their work. This...
Suddenly relocated to the outskirts of Delhi in 2006, many of the city's urban poor faced an immense loss of livelihood, having to start again from scratch in the remote resettlement colony of Savda Ghevra. The story of resettlement here is also a tale of building back lives and livelihoods. This...
The Indian government’s Public Distribution System (PDS) shops have always played a critical role in addressing food insecurity in urban poor communities India. Ration cards issued through the PDS are like food stamps issued to each family, which entitle them to a fixed amount of food on a monthly...
कोविड-19 संकट और अनौपचारिक अर्थव्यवस्था, ‘वुमेन इन इन्फ़ॉर्मल एम्प्लॉयमेंट: ग्लोबलाइज़िंग एंड ऑर्गनायज़िंग’ (WIEGO) के नेतृत्व में की गई, बारह शहरों की एक लोंगिट्यूडनल स्टडी है. यह असंगठित कामगारों के विशिष्ट समूहों और उनके परिवारों पर, कोविड-19 संकट के प्रभावों का आकलन करती है. पहले राउंड में फरवर¥...
New report reveals devastating impact of COVID-19 on Delhi’s informal workers COVID-19 devastated workers’ livelihoods and forced them into economic freefall. According to WIEGO´s research, in April 2020, 99% of domestic workers weren’t able to work, as well as 90% of street vendors and almost 70%...
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.