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Research Reports
The Triple Absence of Labour Rights: Triangular Labour Relations and Informalisation in the Construction and Garment Sectors in Delhi and Shanghai
Working Paper 32/17 from the Centre for Development Policy and Research presents a summary of the findings of “The ESRC-DFID Research...
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Journal Articles
Working Women and Security: Self Employed Women’s Association’s Response to Crisis
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Research Reports
Extending the Coverage of Minimum Wages in India: Simulations from Household Data
Conditions of Work and Employment Series, No. 26
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Journal Articles
Resistance and Compliance in the Age of Globalization: Indian Women and Labor Organizations
Abstract: This article summarizes findings obtained through ethnographic research conducted in three states in India between 2002 and 2004....
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Worker Story
Headstrong: Profile of a Headloader in Ahmedabad, India
A leader among headloaders in Ahmedabad’s busy textile market, Shanta Bababahi Bhalerao knows firstand how belonging to the growing...
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Law & Informality Insights
Legal and Policy Tools to Meet Informal Workers Demands: Lessons from India
This brief draws on a two-year Indian study detailing how legal and policy tools have been used or can be used to address the diverse concerns...
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Books & Book Chapters
Trade Liberalization and India’s Informal Economy
This book explores trade liberalization and the informal economy, both through field research and a macro-model of two of the most labour-intensive...
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Research Reports
The Urban Informal Workforce: Street Vendors
These findings are based on research conducted in 2012 as part of the Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS), a project under Inclusive...
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Statistical Briefs
Home-Based Workers in India: Statistics and Trends
This brief presents numbers and analysis of home-based workers in India from 1999-00 to 2011-12. It is based on data collected by the National...
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Journal Articles
Sustainable urban development in India: An inclusive perspectiveDevelopment in Practice
Abstract: The mainstream debate on urban development looks either at urban development or sustainable cities, and tends to miss out on people-centred...
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