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This document contains an Act to consolidate the laws relating to food and to establish the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import, to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption.
Abstract: This article compares political activism amongst members of the middle class and the informal working class in three Indian cities, Delhi, Bangalore, and Chennai. Furthermore, the article examines the linkages that exist between these different organisations. One of the findings is that...
Working Paper No. 39 in the SP Working Paper Series of School of Planning of CEPT University
Court case concerning Municipal Corporation of Delhi's plan for street vendor relocation, which displaced some vendors from their historical place of work
WIEGO. Abstract: This paper provides a thorough case study of the Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP), an Indian trade union of waste pickers. The union was registered in order to promote establishing waste pickers as workers, and waste picking as work that contributed to resource recovery...
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.