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NewsCOVID-19 Crisis Study May 08, 2020Ela 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...
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NewsCOVID-19 Crisis Study April 04, 2020Focal 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...
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PostBuilding Collective Power April 03, 2020To 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,...
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Advocacy MaterialsSEWA’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...
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Advocacy MaterialsSEWA’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...
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Working PapersHome-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...
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PostGlobal Advocacy and Negotiations December 16, 2019Looking Back at 2019: Informal Workers Demanded Change — and Won
In 2019, informal workers made some noise — in their home cities and at the highest global change-making bodies. They took to the streets,...
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PostPublic and Workplace Services December 10, 2019How Universal Health Coverage Reaches the World’s Poorest: Community Health Workers
Pushpa Rathod’s work days are unpredictable. On any given day, she may be talking to adolescents about their health, counseling women working...
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PostAccess to Public Space October 30, 2019“I, Too, am Delhi”: People’s Campaign Calls for Inclusion in Indian Capital’s Master Plan
India’s capital city is preparing its roadmap for the future – a new master planning document that sets out the vision for Delhi for two...
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PostChild Care October 04, 2019Bridges to Better Lives: SEWA’s Community Health Workers
October 7 is World Day for Decent Work with a focus this year on “investing in the care economy.” Whether providing preventative health information,...
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