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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 brief draws on a two-year Indian study detailing how legal and policy tools have been used or can be used to address the diverse concerns of different sectors of workers in the informal economy. This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series . View list of all WIEGO briefs .
From the preface: "This Working Paper forms part of the research project, Making Space for the Poor: Law, Rights, Regulation and Street-Trade in the 21st Century, awarded to Cardiff University d by the UK’s Economic & Social Research Council and Department for International Development (UK-Aid)...
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...
Although its economic development has been impressive, recent events have sparked debate about India’s gender inequality. This column argues that Indian women’s levels of entrepreneurship and participation in the labour force are some of the lowest in the world. India’s economic growth and shared...
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...
A blog post by Mili Sinha about late night street vendors in Chennai, India. To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal City Dialogues project, click here .
An Act to provide protection against sexual harassment of women at workplace and for the prevention and redrcssal of complaints of sexual harassment.
The informal economy has always existed in India, but it was seen neither as an important part of the economy, nor as a theoretical category that needed to be developed and explored. Although, the term “informal sector” was adopted internationally by the ILO in the mid-1970s, it retreated to the...
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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.