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Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Ahmedabad, India

By , , on April 01, 2014

In Ahmedabad, WIEGO partnered with the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) to carry out this study. This is the executive summary of a report that outlines key findings and policy recommendations for home-based workers in the city of Ahmedabad.

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The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide credible, grounded evidence of the range of driving forces, both positive and negative, that affect conditions of work in the urban informal economy in 10 cities over time. Specifically, it examines how informal workers are affected by, and respond to, macroeconomic 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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Mahadevia, Darshini, Mishra, Aseem, and Vyas, Suchita. Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Ahmedabad, India. , , . WIEGO, 2014. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS-Ahmedabad-HBW-Executive-Summary-English.pdfMahadevia, D., Mishra, A., and Vyas, S. (2014). Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Ahmedabad, India. , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS-Ahmedabad-HBW-Executive-Summary-English.pdfMahadevia, Darshini, Mishra, Aseem, and Vyas, Suchita. "Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Ahmedabad, India." WIEGO, 2014, .Mahadevia Darshini, Mishra Aseem, and Vyas Suchita. "Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Ahmedabad, India." (2014). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS-Ahmedabad-HBW-Executive-Summary-English.pdfMahadevia, D, Mishra, A, and Vyas, S 2014, 'Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Ahmedabad, India', , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS-Ahmedabad-HBW-Executive-Summary-English.pdfDarshini Mahadevia, Aseem Mishra, and Suchita Vyas, 'Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Ahmedabad, India' (2014). Mahadevia D., Mishra A., and Vyas S. Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Ahmedabad, India. . 2014. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS-Ahmedabad-HBW-Executive-Summary-English.pdfMahadevia, Darshini, Mishra, Aseem, and Vyas, Suchita. Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Ahmedabad, India. . 2014. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS-Ahmedabad-HBW-Executive-Summary-English.pdf

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