Asia & the Pacific

UN HLP Consultation: Women’s Voices from the Informal Economy at SEWA

• August 4, 2016 - August 5, 2016
• Ahmedabad, India

The consultation “Women’s Voices from the Informal Economy” brought together members of the Self-Employed Women’s Association...

Panel on Women’s Economic and Social Rights in India

• December 22, 2016
• New Delhi, India

New Delhi, India The Harvard University South Asia Institute (SAI) organized the panel “Women’s Economic and Social Rights in India:...

Celebrating Home-Based Workers

• March 20, 2016
• Ahmedabad, India

Twenty Years and Time for Action Event Celebrating Home-Based Workers, an international event in March 2016, was organized by HomeNet South...

In times of crisis, grassroots organizations re-imagine democratic practice

Democratic norms are under threat worldwide. Informal workers and other marginalized groups are witnessing the reversal of hard-fought wins...

61% of the world’s workers still fighting for 8-hour day

133 years after the Chicago working-time strike that gave rise to May Day, 2-billion workers continue to fall outside regulations for working...

Cities are undermining the potential of universal cash grants to support women’s economic empowerment and reduce poverty

Ninety-two per cent of women’s employment in the developing world is in the informal economy, and as urbanization proceeds an increasing...

Where are the inclusive cities? Street vendors globally face increasing hostility

The WIEGO Urban Policies Team analyzed news articles on street vendors from six continents over the past 18 months to gain a better understanding...

Global Movement of Home-Based Workers

History of this Movement Home-based workers approached SEWA. We realized that many ’housewives’ are workers, but are invisible – even for...

OHS in India

OHS Project in India In India, the OHS project worked in two cities. In Ahmedabad, Gujurat, WIEGO supported the work of the Self-Employed...

Labour at Informal Economy (LIE)

Labour at Informal Economy (LIE) is a membership-based organization that represents 2,865 workers who work as street vendors, waste pickers,...