Housing and Urban Service Needs of Home-Based Workers: Findings From a Seven-Country Study

By Shalini Sinha on March 01, 2013

This policy brief considers linkages between urban infrastructure and livelihood issues for home-based workers. It is based on a series of studies conducted in seven countries within South Asia and Southeast Asia, by HomeNet South Asia (HNSA), in 2011.

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Sinha, Shalini. Housing and Urban Service Needs of Home-Based Workers: Findings From a Seven-Country Study. WIEGO Policy Brief No. 15, , . WIEGO, 2013. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Sinha-Home-Based-Workers--WIEGO-PB15.pdfSinha, S. (2013). Housing and Urban Service Needs of Home-Based Workers: Findings From a Seven-Country Study. WIEGO Policy Brief No. 15, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Sinha-Home-Based-Workers--WIEGO-PB15.pdfSinha, Shalini. "Housing and Urban Service Needs of Home-Based Workers: Findings From a Seven-Country Study." WIEGO Policy Brief No. 15, WIEGO, 2013, .Sinha Shalini. "Housing and Urban Service Needs of Home-Based Workers: Findings From a Seven-Country Study." WIEGO Policy Brief No. 15 (2013). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Sinha-Home-Based-Workers--WIEGO-PB15.pdfSinha, S 2013, 'Housing and Urban Service Needs of Home-Based Workers: Findings From a Seven-Country Study', WIEGO Policy Brief No. 15, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Sinha-Home-Based-Workers--WIEGO-PB15.pdfShalini Sinha, 'Housing and Urban Service Needs of Home-Based Workers: Findings From a Seven-Country Study' (2013) WIEGO Policy Brief No. 15 Sinha S. Housing and Urban Service Needs of Home-Based Workers: Findings From a Seven-Country Study. WIEGO Policy Brief No. 15. 2013. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Sinha-Home-Based-Workers--WIEGO-PB15.pdfSinha, Shalini. Housing and Urban Service Needs of Home-Based Workers: Findings From a Seven-Country Study. WIEGO Policy Brief No. 15. 2013. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Sinha-Home-Based-Workers--WIEGO-PB15.pdf

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