India

Urban Employment in India: Recent Trends and Patterns

Working Paper 7 was first published in 2011 and was updated in 2014. This paper explores trends in urban employment in India, with a focus...

Low Pay Among Wage Earners and the Self-employed in IndiaInternational Labour Review

Abstract: While inequality and poverty in India have been much studied, little attention has been given to the underlying role of the labour...

Housing Finance for Poor Working Women: Innovations of the Self-Employed Women’s Association in India

The Self-Employed Womens Association (SEWA) of India recognizes that the home is a paramount productive asset, especially for poor women....

Estimating the Number and Economic Contribution of Home-Based Garment Producers in Ahmedabad

NCAER Working Paper Series No. 75

The Micro Political Economy of Gains by Unorganised Workers in India

This review of literature looks at the micro-political mechanisms through which unorganised labour makes gains in wages and conditions of...

Mapping Exercise of Home Based Workers in Maharashtra

From the paper’s introduction: “Home‐based work has a much wider scope of activity than the singular task of an individual working...

Claiming Urban Space: Street Vending in Ahmedabad

Working Paper 2: Law, Rights and Regulation in the Informal EconomyESRC-DFID Research Project

Sumário Executivo Vendedoras Ambulantes em Ahmedabad, na Índia

Down and Out in Ahmedabad

Migrant workers, who are often landless labourers, seek succour and refuge in night shelters mandated by the Supreme Court of India.

Women and Globalisation: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Construction Workers in Contemporary India

This article identifies the opportunities and constraints faced by female construction workers in urban India, citing empirical research...