Asia & the Pacific

Reshaping the social contract: emerging relations between the state and informal labor in India

Abstract: This article focuses on informal construction and bidi (local tobacco) workers in India. Informal workers in these sectors can...

Dagongmei: Arbeiterinnen aus Chinas Weltmarktfabriken erzahlen

German version of Made in China: Women Factory Workers in a Global Workplace and the Oral Accounts of Dagongmei

La crise du chomage et son importance pour la class ouvriere chinoise

Through the Magnifying Glass: Women’s Work and Labour Force Participation in Urban Delhi

A Field Study of Microinsurance in the Philippines

Decent Work for Women and Men in the Informal Economy: Profile and Good Practices in Cambodia

This study gives an overview of trends and characteristics of informal economy employment in Cambodia. It identifi es some of the main challenges...

Unorganised Sector Workforce in India: Trends, Patterns and Social Security Coverage

Report on Situation of Domestic Workers in Thailand in 2012

Transforming Asian Cities: Intellectual impasse, Asianizing space, and emerging translocalities

While there is no lack of studies on Asian cities, the majority focus on financial districts, poverty, the slum, tradition, tourism, and...

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-based Workers in Bangkok, Thailand