Asia & the Pacific

Territorial Legends: Politics of Indigeneity, Migration, and Urban Citizenship in Pasighat

Exploring how the policy of protection of indigenous people works on the ground in Pasighat, a town in Arunachal Pradesh, this paper brings...

Mapping Exercise of Home Based Workers in Maharashtra

From the paper’s introduction: “Home‐based work has a much wider scope of activity than the singular task of an individual working...

The Case of Ahmedabad, India

This case study is from UN-Habitat (2003) Global Report on Human Settlements 2003, The Challenge of Slums, Earthscan, London. More information...

Wages and Informal Labour Markets in India: Whither Premiums on Human Capital Investments?-The Indian Journal of Labour Economics

The labour market in India is segmented into the formal and informal sectors, with the informal sector being further heterogeneous. This...

Role of the Informal Sector in Coping with Economic Crisis in Thailand and Zambia

Abstract: This working paper takes a close look at how people in two countries – viz. Thailand and Zambia – and in particular those working...

Women and Globalisation: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Construction Workers in Contemporary India

This article identifies the opportunities and constraints faced by female construction workers in urban India, citing empirical research...

Extending Livelihood Opportunities and Social Protection to Empower Poor Urban Informal Workers in Asia

Nos enfants ne reçoivent pas l’attention qu’ils méritent

Cette publication présente les résultats d’une étude de recherche dans cinq villes examinant l’accès des travailleuses de l´informel...

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...

The Regularization of Street Vending in Bhubaneshwar, India: A Policy Model

After years of conflict between street traders and local authorities, the city of Bhubaneshwar, India developed a public, private and community...