All posts in Asia & the Pacific
- Stories / Case Studies
Case Study: Mrs Chaweewan Boonmee (Sewing Work)
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Sri Lanka: Domestic Workers
According to Verite Research: This is a video that was developed for a concert in aid of Domestic Workers in Sri Lanka. Domestic work is...
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Regional Update for HomeNet Southeast Asia – Global Conference on HBWs 2015
Presentation from the 2005 Global Conference on Home-Based Workers (HBW) organized by WIEGO and HomeNet South Asia (HNSA).
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Mulheres atrás do volante: a história de Satvashila Potekar
No modelo da SWaCH PCMC, a coleta de materiais recicláveis é feita por equipes independentes que consistem de dois coletores e um motorista....
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World Urban Campaign: The People’s Economy and the Future of Cities
This blog post about improving engagement between city authorities and the urban working poor was written by Sally Roever, WIEGO’s...
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VIDEO: Why Slum Dwellers in South Africa Are Collecting Data About their Communities
By 2030, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities. Next City’s journalists were in Surabaya, Indonesia, talking...
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Home Workers Protection Act B.E.2553 (2010)
This legal document outlines the provisions of Thailand’s ground-breaking legislation for home-based workers: The Home Workers Protection...
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Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act, 1998
This Act was enacted in order to alleviate poverty by empowering Filipino families to meet their needs by actively pursuing asset reform...
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VIDEO: The Importance of Collective Voice
At the inaugural session of the UN HLP on Women’s Economic Empowerment Consultation on the Informal Economy, Renana Jhabvala (Chair...
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Technology and the Future of Work: Experiences of informal waste workers and street vendors in Dhaka, Lima, and Nairobi
“Through a year-long project supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, Practical Action and WIEGO (Women in Informal ...
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