Home-Based Workers

Wages and Bottlenecks: Home-Based Work and Factory System in Istanbul

Paper from the International Conference on Globalization and Its Discontents, SUNY Cortland, 2007

The Material and the Symbolic: Intersectionalities of Home-Based Work in IndiaEconomic and Political Weekly

Capital has an overarching logic of accumulation in general and yet the economic rationale, intercepted by national and local configurations...

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...

Home-Based Workers and Cities

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO.   Abstract: This paper explores the impact of local government...

Home-based Workers: Data from the 1990 Census of Population

Women Producers and the Benefits of Collective Forms of Enterprise

The article describes findings related to women’s experiences in collective enterprises, all linked to the Fair Trade movement. It includes...

Sin Colchón que Amortigüe la Caída: La Crisis Económica Global y los Trabajadores de la Economía Informal

Report available in English here. Informe disponible en español aquí. Fact Sheet available in English here. Ficha Técnica disponible en español...

Social protection for women homeworkers: a case of healthcare services in Thailand

The Beedi Industry in India: An Overview

A report on Improving Working Conditions and Employment Opportunities for Women Workers in Beedi Industry by Best Practices Foundation for...

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