India

Informal Workers’ Movements in India

Summary:Since the 1980s, the world’s governments have decreased state welfare and thus increased the number of unprotected “informal”...

‘Voice’ as a Pathway to Women’s Empowerment: Reflections on the Indian Experience

Training and Skill Formation for Decent Work in the Informal Sector: Case Studies from South India

Exposure Dialogue Programme – Personal Reflection

Patterns and Practices of Spatial Transformation in Non-Metros: The Case of Tiruchengode

Urban transformation in Tiruchengode town in Tamil Nadu has been predominantly driven by processes internal to it. It has been driven by...

Documenting the Lack of Labour Rights in India’s Construction Sector

The Centre for Development Policy and Research is pleased to announce the publication of Development Viewpoint #80: “Documenting the Lack...

Health Financing and Delivery in India: An Overview of Selected Schemes

This paper analyzes some of India’s most prominent heath insurance schemes from the perspective of poor informal women workers, a specific...

Surveying Informalised Labour Conditions in India’s Organised Garment Sector

Development Viewpoint, No. 79

Urbanization and Agglomeration Benefits: Gender Differentiated Impacts on Enterprise Creation in India’s Informal Sector

This paper presents an exploration at the intersection of four important themes in the current development discourse: urbanization, agglomeration...

Executive Summary: Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Waste Pickers

The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide credible, grounded evidence of the range of driving forces, both positive...