Asia & the Pacific

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Delhi, India: Continued Economic Impact and Uneven Recovery

There are an estimated 4.92 million informal workers in Delhi, India, comprising over 80% of the city’s total workforce. This report...

Renu, a Vendor Leader in Bangkok, Thailand

ภาษาไทย   Renu is the leader of the Muubaan Nakila Service Cooperative, which is active in her housing estate in Bangkok. Along with other...

Reshmaben Bashirkhan Pathan, a home-based worker organizer in Ahmedabad, India

Reshmaben is an organizer with the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA). She learnt tailoring from her mother when she was 14. Now, at...

Home as Workplace: A spatial reading of workhomes – Part B

This study looks at all the ways in which home aids work — spatially and infrastructurally — and illustrates the role of various factors...

Home as Workplace: A spatial reading of workhomes – Part A

This study looks at all the ways in which home aids work — spatially and infrastructurally — and illustrates the role of various factors...

66th Commission on the Status of Women

• March 13, 2022 - March 25, 2022
• Online

The 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council...

Regional Dialogue on Social Protection of Home-Based Workers in Southeast Asia

• March 2, 2022
• Online
  Manila, Philippines

Date: March 2, 2022Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pm Philippine Standard Time (GMT +8 hours)   HomeNet Southeast Asia, a sub-regional network of...

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Tiruppur, India: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery

Known as the “T-Shirt Capital of the World”, Tiruppur is the seventh largest city in Tamil Nadu State, South India. Around 800,000 workers...

Childcare, an Important Step on the Road to Recovery for Women Workers – Webinar Report

  The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented public health and humanitarian crisis, marked by forced lockdowns, social distancing, and...

Childcare, an Important Step on the Road to Recovery for Women Workers – Policy Brief