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The Beedi Industry in India: An Overview

A report on Improving Working Conditions and Employment Opportunities for Women Workers in Beedi Industry by Best Practices Foundation for...

Urban Poverty in India and Post-MDG Framework

Oxfam India working papers series, no. 17

City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Ahmedabad, India

Working Life of Street Vendors in MumbaiThe Indian Journal Of Labour Economics

Abstract: Street vendors in Mumbai are among the most deprived sections of the self-employed workers. This paper tries to portray the ‘working...

Migrant Construction Workers in Ahmedabad: A Profile

Over the years, Rajasthani migrants have come to overwhelmingly occupy specific trade niches in Ahmedabad.

The Challenge of Employment in India: An Informal Economy Perspective

Resumen de los resultados del estudio sobre las trabajadoras en empleo informal y el cuidado infantil en seis organizaciones con base de miembros de trabajadoras pobres

Esta publicación es un resumen de “Nuestros niños no reciben la atención que merecen”: Una síntesis de los resultados de la investigación...

The SEWA Movement and Rural Development: The Banaskantha and Kutch Experience

This absorbing book describes the story of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in India and its efforts in rural development...

Wages and Informal Labour Markets in India: Whither Premiums on Human Capital Investments?

Beijing workshop presentation for the China-India project, “Informal Employment, Poverty and Growth in India and China”

Alliance of Indian Wastepickers Newsletter, August 2012

This newsletter shares details of wastepicker meetings and reflections on these meetings.