Asia & the Pacific

Ordinance Regulating the Sidewalk Street Vendors of Barangay Ermita in the City of Cebu, 2001

Ordinance Regulating the Sidewalk Street Vendors of Barangay Ermita in the City of Cebu, 2001

Press Release: New Study Highlights Contributions of Bangkok’s Informal Workers

BANGKOK, 4 October, 2017 – HomeNet Thailand and WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing) have released a new...

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...

VIDEO: Sunday Market Ahmedabad

This video, filmed by Rameshwar Bhatt, shows a busy Sunday Market in Ahmedabad.

Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

This document contains an Act to consolidate the laws relating to food and to establish the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India...

Informal Workers Narrative Discussion

Garment Makers

Booklet entitled Self-Employed Women: A Profile of SEWA’s Membership. The booklet features a write-up on the garment workers among SEWA’s...

China’s 2008 Labor Contract Law: Implementation and Implications for Chinese Workers

Beijing workshop presentation for the China-India project, “Informal Employment, Poverty and Growth in India and China”

The Returns to Education in Formal and Informal Sector

Delhi workshop presentation for the China-India project, “Informal Employment, Poverty and Growth in India and China”

Empowerment to Reach Markets: Didi Bahini Sewa Samaj HomeNet, Nepal

Didi Bahini Sewa Samaj supports urban home-based workers through training, saving and credit services, and collective work opportunities...