November, 2020 Exploring the availability, disparity and implications of data about the formal cigarette manufacturing and informal beedi manufacturing industries 5 minutes read Disparities in working conditions in an industry for women is not a new phenomenon. Women are usually exploited [...]
October, 2020 In conversation with Mr. Arbind Singh, National Coordinator, NASVI 4 minutes read The National Association of Street Vendors of India or NASVI, for short, is the first national-level organization in India that works specifically for the protection of the [...]
October, 2020 The work-life of a woman street vendor in India and the role of gender in the struggles and vulnerabilities faced by them 4 minutes read Raise your hand if you hate the following about your workplace- unreasonably demanding superiors, [...]
September, 2020 Accounting the daily working conditions of a woman engaged in managing waste and sanitation of our homes, colonies, and cities at large 7 minutes read Household chores are considered a woman’s primary job. If they are lucky, they might [...]
August, 2020 A set of recommendations to facilitate socio-economic provisions of waste and sanitation workers in the light of COVID-19 6 minutes read The coronavirus pandemic has been explored with an acute urgency since its advent, and one of the many [...]
August, 2020 COVID-19: How women construction workers are dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic 4 minutes read March 2020 Shilpa went about her morning chores (click here to know HER story), humming softly to herself. Her life had finally fallen into a somewhat comfortable [...]
August, 2020 An analytical and informative read on how COVID-19 impacted the informal workers in two manufacturing industries 8 minutes read ‘Tis the season of Spring! Birds chirping, flowers blooming, nature unveiling its brightest hues. Beach bodies, graduation trips, summer vacays, [...]
August, 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic- from your domestic help’s perspective 5 minutes read Seema is a 32 year old domestic worker based in Dadar, Mumbai (Click here to know HER story). The following are glimpses into her life during the 2020 [...]
August, 2020 Trials and tribulations of a Delhi-based street vendor couple during the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 5 minutes read Suhaila is a street vendor based in Delhi. She sells vegetables- tomatoes, onions, potatoes, okra, etc. and sometimes even fruits inside the [...]