Asian Informal Workers

Author : Santosh K. Mehrotra,Mario Biggeri
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134177356

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Asian Informal Workers by Santosh K. Mehrotra,Mario Biggeri Pdf

This thoroughly researched volume surveys the nature and extent of 'informal' work in Asia, which is a powerful and under-studied force in the region. After over half a century of development, even in the fast growing economies of Asia, the formal sector, and industrial jobs have grown rather slowly, and most non-agricultural employment growth has occurred in the informal economy. At the same time as this, there has been a feminization of informal workers and growth in subcontracted homework. Drawing on detailed case studies carried out in five Asian countries - two low income (India and Pakistan) and three middle income (Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines) – where subcontracted production, usually by women and children working out of home, is now widespread, this insightful book acknowledges that home-based work is the source of income diversification for poor families, but is also the source of exploitation of vulnerable workers and child labour as firms attempt to contain costs. This wide-ranging and accessible survey, edited by key specialists in this field, along with an impressive team of contributors, examines the social protection needs of these workers arguing convincingly for public action to promote such work and protect these workers as a possible new labour intensive growth strategy in developing countries.

Author : Sri Wening Handayani
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789292575663

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Social Protection for Informal Workers in Asia by Sri Wening Handayani Pdf

This publication examines the need to expand social protection coverage of the informal sector to support working age productivity, reduce vulnerability, and improve economic opportunity. Case studies from Bangladesh, the People's Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Thailand offer suggestions to close social protection gaps and recommend policy solutions to create equitable and inclusive social protection programs for informal workers.

Author : S. V. Sethuraman,International Labour Office
Publisher : International Labour Organization
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Informal sector (Economics)
ISBN : 9221082598

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The Urban Informal Sector in Asia by S. V. Sethuraman,International Labour Office Pdf

An annotated bibliography which brings together about 240 recent titles on the urban informal sector in Asia, an area of high employment and rapid growth. Arranged thematically, it covers training, women, labour market, urban poverty, working conditions and economic growth.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9292575651

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Social Protection for Informal Workers in Asia by Asian Development Bank Pdf

"Publication Stock No. BKK157437-2"--Verso of title page.

Author : Redento B. Recio,Kazi Nazrul Fattah,Nausheen H. Anwar,Noman Ahmed,Iderlina Mateo-Babiano,Michele Acuto,Ian Jayson Hecita,Shiva Nouri
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781003804109

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COVID-19 and informal workers in Asian cities by Redento B. Recio,Kazi Nazrul Fattah,Nausheen H. Anwar,Noman Ahmed,Iderlina Mateo-Babiano,Michele Acuto,Ian Jayson Hecita,Shiva Nouri Pdf

As COVID-19 took hold across local and international borders in 2020 and 2021, over 1.6 billion informal workers were estimated to have been adversely impacted by mobility restrictions and other 'lockdown' measures to tackle the coronavirus crisis. In the Global South, the pandemic has severely affected the sprawling megacities in Southeast and South Asia that have been driving urbanisation, and where there is a very high concentration of informal workers. This volume examines how informal workers were affected by the responses to the pandemic in five Asian megacities: Dhaka (Bangladesh), Hyderabad (India), Karachi (Pakistan), Jakarta (Indonesia), and Manila (Philippines). Gathering voices and experiences from across these subregions, this book engages with issues surrounding state measures to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. The chapters present the gaps and lessons learned in addressing the needs of informal workers. They also shed light on grassroots solidarity initiatives, civic practices, and social networks that have cushioned the devastating effects of the crisis. The book ends with a discussion on the implications of identified state measures and citizen-led responses for (post) pandemic planning and urban governance in Asian cities in an age of recovery.

Author : International Monetary Fund
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781513575919

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The Global Informal Workforce by International Monetary Fund Pdf

The Global Informal Workforce is a fresh look at the informal economy around the world and its impact on the macroeconomy. The book covers interactions between the informal economy, labor and product markets, gender equality, fiscal institutions and outcomes, social protection, and financial inclusion. Informality is a widespread and persistent phenomenon that affects how fast economies can grow, develop, and provide decent economic opportunities for their populations. The COVID-19 pandemic has helped to uncover the vulnerabilities of the informal workforce.

Author : Franziska Ohnsorge,Shu Yu
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464817540

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The Long Shadow of Informality by Franziska Ohnsorge,Shu Yu Pdf

A large percentage of workers and firms operate in the informal economy, outside the line of sight of governments in emerging market and developing economies. This may hold back the recovery in these economies from the deep recessions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic--unless governments adopt a broad set of policies to address the challenges of widespread informality. This study is the first comprehensive analysis of the extent of informality and its implications for a durable economic recovery and for long-term development. It finds that pervasive informality is associated with significantly weaker economic outcomes--including lower government resources to combat recessions, lower per capita incomes, greater poverty, less financial development, and weaker investment and productivity.

Author : A. Lawrence Chickering,Mohamed Salahdine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015024798996

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The Silent Revolution by A. Lawrence Chickering,Mohamed Salahdine Pdf

"An International Center for Economic Growth publication." Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-235) and index.

Author : Tom Barnes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317571018

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Informal Labour in Urban India by Tom Barnes Pdf

During the last two decades, rapid economic growth and development in India has been based upon the mass employment of informal labour. Using case studies from three urban regions, this book examines this growth in modern India’s cities and towns. It argues that India has undergone a process of uneven and combined development during its integration with the world economy, leading to a distorted form of urban development. This book is about work and resistance in India’s massive ‘informal economy’. It looks at the growth of informal labour in Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi during an era of neoliberal economic policymaking. Going beyond mainstream accounts, it argues that India’s rapid economic development has been based upon the mass employment of workers on low wages who lack basic social protection and rights at work. It discusses how urban development in India is characterised by a combination of industrialisation, industrial relocation, restructuring and informalisation. Departing from some existing studies of de-industrialisation, it re-frames informalisation as a process that complements, rather than contradicts, contemporary industrialisation in rapidly-emerging economies. The book adopts a ‘classes of labour’ approach, classifying each case of informal labour as a specific ‘form of exploitation’: as a different way for employers to lower production costs, control workers and increase enterprise flexibility. Offering a critique of existing data on the measurement and monitoring of informal labour and employment, the book is relevant to students and scholars of Development Studies, International Political Economy and South Asian Studies.

Author : S. V. Sethuraman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Asia
ISBN : IND:30000126662612

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The Urban Informal Sector in Asia by S. V. Sethuraman Pdf

Author : Harold Lubell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Informal sector (Economics)
ISBN : CORNELL:31924066853197

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The Informal Sector in Southeast Asia by Harold Lubell Pdf

Author : Gary Gereffi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Informal sector (Economics)
ISBN : CORNELL:31924066853940

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The Contrasting Roles of the Informal Sector in East Asian and Latin American Development by Gary Gereffi Pdf

Author : Martha Chen,Françoise Carré
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429575389

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The Informal Economy Revisited by Martha Chen,Françoise Carré Pdf

This landmark volume brings together leading scholars in the field to investigate recent conceptual shifts, research findings and policy debates on the informal economy as well as future challenges and directions for research and policy. Well over half of the global workforce and the vast majority of the workforce in developing countries work in the informal economy, and in countries around the world new forms of informal employment are emerging. Yet the informal workforce is not well understood, remains undervalued and is widely stigmatised. Contributors to the volume bridge a range of disciplinary perspectives including anthropology, development economics, law, political science, social policy, sociology, statistics, urban planning and design. The Informal Economy Revisited also focuses on specific groups of informal workers, including home-based workers, street vendors and waste pickers, to provide a grounded insight into disciplinary debates. Ultimately, the book calls for a paradigm shift in how the informal economy is perceived to reflect the realities of informal work in the Global South, as well as the informal practices of the state and capital, not just labour. The Informal Economy Revisited is the culmination of 20 years of pioneering work by WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing), a global network of researchers, development practitioners and organisations of informal workers in 90 countries. Researchers, practitioners, policy-makers and advocates will all find this book an invaluable guide to the significance and complexities of the informal economy, and its role in today’s globalised economy. The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429200724, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license

Author : Supriya Routh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317910664

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Enhancing Capabilities through Labour Law by Supriya Routh Pdf

In 2002 the International Labour Organization issued a report titled ‘Decent work and the informal economy’ in which it stressed the need to ensure appropriate employment and income, rights at work, and effective social protection in informal economic activities. Such a call by the ILO is urgent in the context of countries such as India, where the majority of workers are engaged in informal economic activities, and where expansion of informal economic activities is coupled with deteriorating working conditions and living standards. This book explores the informal economic activity of India as a case study to examine typical requirements in the work-lives of informal workers, and to develop a means to institutionalise the promotion of these requirements through labour law. Drawing upon Amartya Sen’s theoretical outlook, the book considers whether a capability approach to human development may be able to promote recognition and work-life conditions of a specific category of informal workers in India by integrating specific informal workers within a social dialogue framework along with a range of other social partners including state and non-state institutions. While examining the viability of a human development based labour law in an Indian context, the book also indicates how the proposals put forth in the book may be relevant for informal workers in other developing countries. This research monograph will be of great interest to scholars of labour law, informal work and workers, law and development, social justice, and labour studies.

Author : Gregory K. Schoepfle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Employee fringe benefits
ISBN : UIUC:30112081680172

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Work Without Protections by Gregory K. Schoepfle Pdf