Asia & the Pacific

Middle India and Urban-Rural Development

From the publisher: “Middle India and Rural-Urban Development explores the socio-economic conditions of an ‘India’ that falls between...

Home-Based Workers in Pakistan: Statistics and Trends

This report presents statistics and trends on home-based workers in Pakistan, based on data from the Labour Force Survey for two points in...

Regulating supply-chains to address the occupational health and safety problems associated with precarious employment: The case of home-based clothing workers in AustraliaAustralian Journal of Labour Law

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The Politics of Urban Space in Mumbai: 'Citizens' versus the Urban Poor

Presupuesto y Economía Informal en Brasil, Pakistán, Perú y las Filipinas

Este documento reúne resultados de cuatro estudios de países sobre el análisis presupuestario de la economía informal.

Do Economic Reforms Influence Home-Based Work? Evidence From India

Organising as a catalyst for promoting decent work in the informal economy in South Asia

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China’s New Underclass: Paid Domestic Labour

Failing the Grade: How Cities Across India are Breaking the Rules, Ignoring the Informal Recycling Sector and Unable to Make the Grade

Indian policies and rules, while not perfect, have some important safeguards and recognition for informal sector recyclers, particularly...

An Economic Analysis of a Public-Private-Community Partnership: The Case of Solid Waste Management in Dhaka, BangladeshWorld Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development

This paper assesses the economic efficiency of a public-private community partnership in urban solid waste management in Dhaka City. Based...