Home-Based Workers

Resumen de los principales hallazgos – Cooperación entre trabajadores en la economía informal: Los trabajadores a domicilio y los recicladores

Every Pair Tells a Story: Report on a Survey of Homeworking and Subcontracting Chains in Six Countries of the European Union

The six countries included in the report are Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, and The Netherlands.

Mixed-Use Zoning and Home-Based Production in India

This technical brief critically assesses land-use zoning regulations, both generally and specifically in India, with particular reference...

Homework in Germany and Spain: Industrial Restructuring and the Meaning of Homework for WomenGeoJournal

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Social Protection for Home-Based Women Workers in South Asia: Learning from Action and Research

This action research project has been carried out by Home Net South Asia with research inputs from the Institute of Social Studies Trust. ...

We Need to Start Respecting Informal Workers

In the midst of rapid urbanization, the question of whether and how to formalize the informal economy is a growing concern.

Sumário Executivo – Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal: Trabalhadores Domiciliares em Lahore, Paquistão

City Report (English)

Résumé des conclusions principals – La coopération entre les travailleurs de l’économie informelle: Travailleurs à domicile et récupérateurs de matériaux

Home Based Work in India: A Disappearing Continuum of Dependence?

Paper presented at the EGDI and UNU-WIDER Conference Unlocking Human Potential: Linking the Informal and Formal Sectors, September 17-18...

Neither Seen Nor Heard: South Asia’s Millions of Home-based Workers

Home-based workers in South Asia number in the tens of millions and are essential to many industries, yet remain invisible and disregarded...