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City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Bangkok, Thailand

By , , on July 01, 2013

In Bangkok, WIEGO partnered with HomeNet Thailand to carry out this study. This report outlines key findings and policy recommendations for home-based workers in the city of Bangkok.

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The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide in-depth understanding of how informal workers are affected by and respond to economic trends, urban policies and practices, value chain dynamics, and other economic and social forces. Learn more about the Informal Economy Monitoring Study.

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Horn, Zoe, Namsonboon, Boonsom, and Tulaphan, Poonsap S. City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Bangkok, Thailand. , , . WIEGO, 2013. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS_Bangkok_Home-Based_Workers_City_Report.pdfHorn, Z., Namsonboon, B., and Tulaphan, P. S. (2013). City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Bangkok, Thailand. , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS_Bangkok_Home-Based_Workers_City_Report.pdfHorn, Zoe, Namsonboon, Boonsom, and Tulaphan, Poonsap S. "City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Bangkok, Thailand." WIEGO, 2013, .Horn Zoe, Namsonboon Boonsom, and Tulaphan Poonsap S. "City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Bangkok, Thailand." (2013). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS_Bangkok_Home-Based_Workers_City_Report.pdfHorn, Z, Namsonboon, B, and Tulaphan, P S 2013, 'City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Bangkok, Thailand', , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS_Bangkok_Home-Based_Workers_City_Report.pdfZoe Horn, Boonsom Namsonboon, and Poonsap S Tulaphan, 'City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Bangkok, Thailand' (2013). Horn Z., Namsonboon B., and Tulaphan P. S. City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Bangkok, Thailand. . 2013. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS_Bangkok_Home-Based_Workers_City_Report.pdfHorn, Zoe, Namsonboon, Boonsom, and Tulaphan, Poonsap S. City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Bangkok, Thailand. . 2013. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS_Bangkok_Home-Based_Workers_City_Report.pdf

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