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Abstract: This article examines how SEWA (Self Employed Women’s Association), a registered trade union of informal self-employed women in India, has responded to natural disasters. It is argued that the approach taken by SEWA has often been more appropriate than that of governments and aid agencies...
This absorbing book describes the story of the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) in India and its efforts in rural development primarily told through what has taken place in the districts of Banaskantha and Kutch.
This is the application form for the renewal of trade license in the State of Bhubaneswar
Abstract: The massive unorganized sector, which contributes some 60% of GDP beyond the regulative and protective reach of the state, is one of the four most distinctive features of Indian capitalism. An audit of Indian labour must focus on the workers in this sector. A second feature is the...
This document outlines the rules that apply to every municipal authority responsible for collection, segregation, storage, transportation,, processing and disposal of municipal solid wastes in New Delhi
Abstract: The economic reforms of the 1990s have deprioritised the agricultural sector and also diverted attention away from scholarly concerns about agrarian transformation. Some the reform rhetoric can be shown openly to confront the interests of the mass of agricultural producers. This paper...
COVID-19 Situation and Activity On March 24, with just four hours notice, India went into a 21-day lockdown. The abrupt lockdown triggered a massive humanitarian and migration crisis as workers scrambled to get home. The lockdown has led to a massive loss of livelihoods with no informal workers in...
Delhi Diary highlights reflections, insights and field notes from the Focal City Delhi (FCD) team in their ongoing work with informal workers. We capture these on a regular basis in order to provide a dynamic picture of the ways in which informal workers in Delhi are consistently struggling...
Delhi Diary offers reflections, insights and notes from the field by the Focal City Delhi (FCD) team in their ongoing work with informal workers. We capture these on a regular basis to provide a dynamic picture of how informal workers in Delhi consistently struggle, resist and innovate against great...
Delhi Diary offers reflections, insights and notes from the field by the Focal City Delhi (FCD) team in their ongoing work with informal workers. We capture these on a regular basis to provide a dynamic picture of how informal workers in Delhi consistently struggle, resist and innovate against great...
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.