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  • Working Papers

    Urban Employment in India: Recent Trends and Patterns

    Working Paper 7 was first published in 2011 and was updated in 2014. This paper explores trends in urban employment in India, with a focus...

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  • Worker Story

    Small World, Big Goals: A Home-Based Garment Worker in Delhi

    From her Delhi home, Farida-ben embroiders garments for foreign retailers. Denied an education and other options, she has done this work...

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  • Research Reports

    The Urban Informal Workforce: Home-Based Workers

    These findings are based on research conducted in 2012 as part of the Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS), a project under Inclusive...

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  • Research Reports

    City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Ahmedabad, India

    In Ahmedabad, WIEGO partnered with the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) to carry out this study. This report outlines key findings...

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  • Global Reports

    Cooperation among workers in the informal economy: A focus on home-based workers and waste pickers

    This joint report by the International Labour Organization and WIEGO aims to deepen understanding on the nature and role of cooperatives...

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  • Research Reports

    Managing Resources, Activities, and Risk in Urban India: The Impact of SEWA Bank

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  • Policy Briefs

    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....

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  • Journal Articles

    Women’s Home-Centered Work in India: The Gendered Politics of SpaceInternational Planning Development Review

    The increase in poorly paid home-centred work has become a global phenomenon. In India, social restrictions on women’s spatial mobility...

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    The Hidden Assembly Line: Gender Dynamics of subcontracted Work in a Global Economy

    As described on amazon.com, “The Hidden Assembly Line studies the impact of subcontracted work in different national settings, linking...

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  • Research Reports

    Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Ahmedabad, India

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