Asia & the Pacific

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...

Chains of Production, Ladders of Protection: Social Protection for Workers in the Informal Economy

Waged Work at Home: The Social Organization of Industrial Outwork in Hong Kong

Reconceptualizing the urban “informal sector” in underdeveloped countries: An overview of the Brazilian, Indian and South African cases

Paper written for GLU Conference, Mumbai, 22-24 February 2009

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...

A Handbook on Using the Mixed Survey for Measuring Informal Employment and the Informal Sector

This Handbook is based on the experience of the the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in implementing a two -part “mixed “survey...

Can industrial outwork enhance homeworkers’ capabilities? Evidence from clusters in South AsiaWorld Development

Homework can be seen as the source of exploitation of workers, but under some conditions, it can foster human development and the emergence...