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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. This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication...
The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) of India is a national labour union that organizes women, workers in the informal economy in India. Over the last 40 years, SEWA has developed a multipronged and multi-layered strategy to holistically address the needs of home-based workers, who comprise...
This presentation includes two speeches given on the occasion of Ela Bhatt's receipt of the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development. First, a welcome speech was given by the Congress President, Sonia Gandhi. Next, Ela Bhatt gave a speech after being presented with the prize. Read...
Capital has an overarching logic of accumulation in general and yet the economic rationale, intercepted by national and local configurations of social power, makes capital unfold differentially in different spaces. The labour market provides an ideal site to interrogate such processes. In India...
Newsletter highlights include: • Celebrating 40 years at SEWA • Celebrating 10 years at StreetNet International • Markets Of Warwick Win Mayoral Award For Excellence • Global Alliance of Waste Pickers at Expocatadores • SEWA Bharat’s Inclusive Solid Waste Management Model • Commemorating Home-based...
Aspectos destacados en el boletín: • Celebrando 40 años de SEWA • Celebrando 10 años de StreetNet International • Ganan Mercados de Warwick Premio a la Excelencia de la Alcaldía • La Alianza Global de Recicladores en la Expocatadores • Modelo Inclusivo De Manejo De Residuos Sólidos De SEWA Bharat •...
Rhonda Douglas, WIEGO's Global Projects Advisor, explains the Inclusive Cities Project and the informal economy. To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal City Dialogues project, click here .
Abstract: This paper quantifies the link between the timing of state-level implementations of political reservations for women in India with the role of women in India’s manufacturing sector. It does not find evidence that overall employment of women in manufacturing increased after the reforms...
Home-based workers in South Asia number in the tens of millions and are essential to many industries, yet remain invisible and disregarded in urban planning. Shalini Sinha, WIEGO's Home-Based Workers Sector Specialist, argues that housing upgrades and zoning regulations must be reconceived with a...
Contents: SEWA's Unique Co-operatives: Gujarat Women's SEWA Cooperative Federation SEWA's Co-operatives Sweep the Top Awards in Gujarat The Journey of Shri Gujarat Mahila Lok Swasthya SEWA Cooperative Limited SEWA Medical Shop for Women Workers Vimo SEWA: First National Co-operative The First...
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.