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  • Budget Briefs

    Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Pakistan and Ravi Town, Lahore

      This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series.   View list of all WIEGO briefs.

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Subcontracted Homework in India: a Case Study of Three Sectors

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  • Research Reports

    Estimating Domestic Workers, Home-Based Workers, Street Vendors and Waste Pickers in India

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  • Journal Articles

    Organizing Homeworkers: The Use of Mapping as an Organizing ToolWork, Employment and Society

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    El Progreso de las Mujeres en el Mundo 2005: Mujeres, Trabajo, y Pobreza

    Available in English here Disponible en español aquí Disponible en français ici   Más información está disponible en el sitio web de UN Women. ...

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Reading the Signposts: Social Protection for Home Based Women Workers in South Asia

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    The Hidden Assembly Line: Gender Dynamics of subcontracted Work in a Global Economy

    As described on amazon.com, “The Hidden Assembly Line studies the impact of subcontracted work in different national settings, linking...

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  • Statistical Briefs

    Statistics on Home-Based Workers in Nepal

    This brief presents estimates of homebased workers in Nepal, certain characteristics of their work, their age distribution and family composition....

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  • Journal Articles

    Legal reforms for the self-employed: three urban cases

    Four out of five urban workers in modern India are engaged in the informal economy, and half of these are self-employed. This article examines...

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  • Resource Documents

    Homeworkers in Global Supply Chains: A Review of Literature

     

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