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informal sector

Shayra Bano_e-waste
September 1, 2023
Who benefits from the e-waste in Bhalswa landfill?
by Shayra Bano | 2 min read
aerial view of city buildings with air pollution_air quality
August 18, 2023
Combating the effects of poor air quality on outdoor workers
Security guards, safai karamcharis, and waste pickers who spend a majority of their work hours outdoors are at a higher risk of lung diseases. Here’s how this can be addressed.
by Bharati Chaturvedi, Shruti Sinha | 4 min read
two women walking amidst piles of waste--waste workers
August 1, 2023
Can’t sell, can’t burn: Waste workers struggle with plastic wrappers
by Shayra Bano | 2 min read
four miners at a coal mine_just transition
June 23, 2023
The intergenerational nature of India’s coal economy
Generations of communities rely on coal for their livelihoods in India. Addressing these long-standing labour dynamics is crucial for designing appropriate just transition policy interventions.
by Suravee Nayak | 6 min read
A JCB loading materials into a truck at a mining site--mining in Bhopal
June 22, 2023
Mining and anaemia: A health crisis in rural Madhya Pradesh
by Sanavver Shafi | 2 min read
women sitting with piles of clothes in front of them--pheriwalis
June 15, 2023
Photo essay: The traditional upcyclers of India
As India embraces sustainable fashion, there’s a need to focus on the traditional upcyclers from the Devipujak community who are struggling for income, health, and dignity.
by Debojit Dutta, Srishti Gupta | 5 min read
gadia lohars making iron tools-gadia lohar
June 8, 2023
Gadia Lohar in the age of machines: A struggle for survival
by Shefali Martins | 2 min read
a woman hauling a wheelbarrow full of waste--waste-pickers
June 1, 2023
Is there a role for informal waste pickers in the new waste economy?
As the waste management industry grows, little attention is being paid to working with and integrating informal waste pickers, who have picked and sorted solid waste in invisibility for decades.
by Saloni Meghani | 6 min read
ground-up-series-img
May 25, 2023
The long road to recycling: Pheriwalis struggle for time
by Anuj Behal | 2 min read
A woman looming silk_muslim women
April 21, 2023
Muslim women workers in India: What the data doesn’t tell us
The pandemic made it easier for middle- and upper-class Muslim women to find jobs, but lower-income households struggled. Migrant workers from the community also remained invisible.
by Debojit Dutta, Jasmine Bal | 6 min read
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