India

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...

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

• June 8, 2020 - June 9, 2020
• Online

Focal City Learning Meeting 2020: Different Cities, Common Goals

DELHI DIARY – April 2020by Avi Singh Majithia

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

by Avi Singh Majithia  May 4, 2020

Ela R. Bhatt explains how to rebuild a society less susceptible to debt, disease and devastation

Ela R. Bhatt, long-time activist, founder of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), a trade union in India, and also a founder of...

Focal City Delhi: COVID-19 response

When India went into an abrupt lockdown on March 24, it triggered a high-profile humanitarian crisis as migrant workers scrambled to get...

To die from hunger or the virus: An all too real dilemma for the poor in India (and elsewhere)

The double tsunami of the pandemic and lockdown in India will continue to have devastating impacts on the health and livelihoods of the poor,...

SEWA’s Federation of Cooperatives: Health, livelihood and social protection strategies for immediate and long-term relief among informal women workers

Noting “The outbreak is widely being considered two epidemics – a health crisis and a livelihood loss epidemic,” SEWA’s...

SEWA’s Appeal for Helping Informal Sector Workers during COVID 19 crisis

SEWA’s Appeal submitted to the Minister of State (IC) for Labour and Employment & Union Minister of Finance for Helping Informal Sector...

Home-Based Workers and Urban Plans, Policies and Practice: India in Comparative Perspective

This paper explores the impact of local government policies and urban plans on home-based workers in India and elsewhere. It presents recent...