All posts in Asia & the Pacific
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Research Reports
Livelihoods for the Urban Poor: A Case Study of UMEED Programme in Ahmedabad
Abstract: Recent policies have given emphasis on eradication of poverty, both economic and of opportunities and living conditions. However,...
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The Occupational Health of Waste Pickers in Pune: KKPKP and SWaCH Members Push for Health Rights
This report from the union of waste pickers, KKPKP, in Pune, India details the interventions of the union to improve the health of their...
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Journal Articles
Industrial Conflict in India in the Post-Reform Period
The processes of liberalisation, globalisation, and privatisation were expected to weaken the bargaining power of workers vis-à-vis employers...
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Research Reports
Are Ethical Initiatives Successful in the Indian Garment Industry? A Focus on Homeworkers
Development Viewpoint, No. 83
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Tamil Nadu’s Electronics IndustryEconomic and Political Weekly
India’s information technology hardware segment is heavily dependent on imports of components and finished goods. After surveying Tamil...
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Research Reports
Transitioning into the Formal – Women Entrepreneurs in the Informal Economy of Nepal
Abstract: This qualitative study aims to understand how and why different groups of informal women entrepreneurs in Nepal engage with, or...
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Journal Articles
From Revanchism to Ambivalence: The Changing Politics of Street Vending in Guangzhou.Antipode
By focusing on Guangzhou’s street-vending policy transformation, this article explores how exclusionary practices of urban politics...
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Working Women and Security: Self Employed Women’s Association’s Response to Crisis
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Journal Articles
Special Issue on Unorganized WorkersThe Indian Journal of Industrial Relations
The informal economy has always existed in India, but it was seen neither as an important part of the economy, nor as a theoretical category...
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Working Papers
Health Financing and Delivery in India: An Overview of Selected Schemes
This paper analyzes some of India’s most prominent heath insurance schemes from the perspective of poor informal women workers, a specific...
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