A cooling break is difficult to take when it cuts your earnings. This global guide explains women’s heat exposure, health risks and the practical support workers need.
Informal Economy
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India’s Women are Leaving Invisible Family Labour Behind and Moving to Self-Employment. What Comes Next?
by Kabir Jainby Kabir JainMore Indian women appear to be moving from unpaid family work into self-employment. The shift could improve inclusion, but only if it brings income, control and protection.
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Thirty years after the ILO Convention recognised home-based work as work, many women home-based workers in India still remain invisible inside the informal economy.