Asia & the Pacific

Labour in Global Value Chains in Asia

This book brings together a set of studies on labour conditions in global value chains (GVCs) in a variety of sectors, ranging from labour-intensive...

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...

Home-Based Workers in India: Statistics and Trends

This brief presents numbers and analysis of home-based workers in India from 1999-00 to 2011-12. It is based on data collected by the National...

Pune’s Waste Pickers: Realities & Recommendations

India’s Informal Economy: Facing the Twenty-First Century

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Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-based Workers in Lahore, Pakistan

The study is designed to provide credible, grounded evidence of the range of driving forces, both positive and negative, that affect the...

Uncovering Non-Garment Homework in Australia: Preliminary Issues

Abstract: Homeworkers are the most marginalized and one of the most exploited groups of workers (Greig, 2002), with an estimated 300 million...

Globalization and Economic Reform as Seen From the Ground: SEWA’s Experience in India

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Social Protection for Informal Workers in the Garment Industry: Philippines and Thailand

Left behind to farm? Women’s labor reallocation in rural China