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  • Woman waste picker in India Statistical Briefs

    Informal Workers in India: A Statistical Profile

    Employment in India is overwhelmingly informal: 90 per cent of all workers are employed under informal arrangements nationally; in urban...

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  • Bhavna Ramesh sews purses at home. Photo: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment News
    COVID-19 Crisis Study September 02, 2020

    Women who work from home ‘shrouded in a cloak of invisibility’

    “When we think of work-from-home, let us enable and promote better living and working conditions not just for the elite, but also for the...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Page

    Impact of COVID-19

    COVID-19 and Delhi’s Waste Pickers By: Avi Majithia July 2020

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  • Rebuilding Lives in Resettlements Worker Story

    Rebuilding Lives in Resettlements: The Story of Savita Ben

    Malavika Narayan July 2020 Photo credit: Rashmi Choudhary In a room full of strangers, Savita ben starts to tell her story, her voice strong,...

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  • Impact of COVID-19 on Street Vendors in India Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study July 21, 2020

    Impact of COVID-19 on Street Vendors in India: Status and Steps for Advocacy

    By: Avi Singh Majithia July 2020 Photo credit: Rashmi Choudhary The lockdown in Delhi came down harshly on street vendors, as it did for...

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  • Statistical Briefs

    Home-Based Workers in India: A Statistical Profile

    This statistical snapshot of India’s home-based workers offers data on the size of this workforce, age, sex, type of industry and more. Data...

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  • Presentations

    COVID-19, Cities & Urban Informal Workers: An International Perspective

    Presentation delivered by Dr. Marty A. Chen, International Coordinator Emeritus and Senior Advisor, Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing...

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  • Head loader in Ahmedabad Jun 08 2020

    Implications of the COVID-19 Crisis for Labour and Employment in India: Impact, Strategies and Perspectives

    • June 8, 2020 - June 9, 2020
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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. News
    Poverty / Inequality May 09, 2020

    Focal City Learning Meeting 2020: Different Cities, Common Goals

    DELHI DIARY – April 2020by Avi Singh Majithia

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  • waste pickers relief in Delhi April 2020 Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study May 08, 2020

    Not just hunger but also safety: Relief for waste pickers during COVID-19

    by Avi Singh Majithia  May 4, 2020

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