Do you ever wonder how 20th October came to be recognized as International #HomeBasedWorkersDay? Despite their significant contributions to many economies, home-based workers continue to be overlooked.

SEWA Delhi is more than just 1,00,000 informal workers strong, it’s the force that keeps Delhi going, and it’s the movement that’s set to redefine the lives of people who are bereft of social and financial stability! #sewa #sewadelhi #elaben #informalwomenworkers

informal workers from 6 sectors across 5 different regions of India share the impact of Climate Change on their work and livelihood. IGSSS Aravind Unni WIEGO Ana Carolina Ogando Caroline Skinner

🗓 Tomorrow's the big day! We're thrilled to launch the Centre for Gender Analysis (CGA) at the prestigious Claridges, New Delhi with a series of discussions amongst distinguished guests. Our third panel of the day is a conversation between Ms. Shalini Sinha, India Country

A high powered panel at the Ctr for Gender Analysis brings varied perspectives. Grateful to Shalini Sinha-WEIGO Shrayana Bhatacharya - WorldBank Mathangi K - IITChennai, & Prasanth MP (Kudumbashree NRO) Shrayana B Mathangi Krishnamurthy

The richest people, corporations and countries are destroying the world with their huge carbon emissions. Fighting climate change means fighting the inequality crisis. It's time for a planet for the 99% not the 1%. #MakePollutersPay oxf.am/MakePollutersP…

📷 Highlights from CGA launch: Insights and discussions with our distinguished guests! Shalini Sinha, India Country Representative, WEIGO, was a part of the final panel at the event, Tilting governance toward greater gender parity in which she also pointed to the multiple ways

Very much looking forward to join the webinar and read the book ! The WIEGO study of the impact of COVID so critical in demonstrating the intersectional vulnerabilities of informal workers. IDRC | CRDI IDRC in Asia

It is imperative that governments’ plans to combat #heat address the conditions of India's millions of workers so that they are not casualties of climate change. questionofcities.org/informal-worke…

HAPs have aided in reducing the casualties due to heatwaves, &this relatively new policy instrument has been increasingly recognised for its importance, but it misses the varied nature of impacts on different vulnerable groups, like workers in the informal economy in cities. 2/12

Most informal workers are not protected under any health insurance and incur out-of-pocket expenses for medical treatment, which adds to their already shrinking income during the hot months. The cost of business goes up even as the income comes down. 4/12

In policy measures - First, it is essential to reimagine heat waves as not conventional disaster events, but as prolonged disasters, thereby moving from ad hoc, instruction-based response to linking HAPs with other long-term measures of urban planning & climate action plans. 5/12

📽️⤵️ Our Workers's Health Coordinator Christy Adeola Braham spoke at International Labour Organization's #ILC2024 about the health hazards waste pickers are exposed to in their work, which include medical waste & septic tanks Workers in informal employment must have access to basic occupational health services! ✊

Government Heat Action Plans (HAPs) must go further to mitigate the impact of heat waves on India's informal workforce. 🧯🔥 How? @shaliniwiego & Aravind Unni provide 7 recommendations in this op-ed for The Indian Express bit.ly/4aTzWhk

<Late update> Shalini Sinha & I write for The Indian Express on #Budget2024 #BudgetForViksitBharat Budget misses Cities & Climate Crisis: Viksit Bharat is not possible without liveable Indian cities - 1/10 indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

#HomeBasedWorkersDay ✊ HomeNet International To ensure workers' rights in informal employment are respected, we need to make visible the invisible — and for that, data can be a powerful tool. Home-based workers are present around the 🌎 and are vital to local and global #SupplyChains.

Most cities are designed for the elite. We cannot build climate-resilient cities without acknowledging & improving the working & living spaces of workers in informal employment ✊ #UrbanOctober 1/2

Anniversaries are always a good moment to pause and reflect. Some thoughts 🔽 on how #HumanRights can help strengthen labour protections for workers in informal employment.

Our market leaders are displaying #Weather alerts directly received from the Indian Meteorological department, Govt of India as part of the #delhirising campaign spearheaded by Avinash Chanchal and joined by us gigwaindia janpahal Amazon India Workers Union and associated with informal workers