Labor in South Asia: a select bibliography

A brick carrier from India's
Self-Employed Women's Association

Bibliography of print works
on South Asian labor

General Resources

Child Labor

Globalization

Women Workers

Centre for Education and Communication, based in Delhi since 1982, focuses on alternate ways of organising workers in organised and unorganised sectors
Centre for Indian Trade Unions
Demographics of the India workforce from Indiastat.com, derived from 1991 and 2001 Census data and including statistics on wages, labor disputes, trade unions, child workers, marginal workers.
Global Alliance for Workers and Communities, includes general statistics and description of workers in India, as well as reports on multinational corporations operating there
Indian National Trade Union Congress
India's Industrial Safety Council, for workplace health and safety issues
International Labour Organisation's research on Indian workers, including links to the ILO's conventions and recommendations

Asian Food Worker, the news bulletin of the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations
Asian Labour Update, published by the Asia Monitor Resource Center
Home Net, published by the International Network for Home Based Workers
India Together
Indian Journal of Labour Economics
LabourStart has up-to-date labor news from world press sources for Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan
Manushi, a journal about women and society
SAMAR: South Asian Magazine for Action and Reflection covers labor issues in the US and abroad
Third World Network

Child Labor and India, a report by the Indian Embassy.
Child Labor in India -- MNC Masala, an extensive archive of articles and fact sheets on child labor including information on IMF policies, the effects of globalization, and statements of children's rights organizations.
Child Labor in Pakistan, an in-depth report published in the Atlantic Monthly.
Child Labor Public Education Project, includes information about child labor in South Asia and links to workshop materials for K-12 teachers and researchers
Child Workers in Asia, from the Asia Society
Small Hands of Slavery: Bonded Child Labor in India, a report from Human Rights Watch

Campaign for Labor Rights, monitors sweatshop conditions in countries around the world
CorpWatch.org monitors multinational corporations around the world, with a strong focus on South Asia
Sweatshop Watch, a U.S.-based nonprofit that monitors labor conditions in most South Asian countries

Asmita, a Nepali women's center providing services to poor workers
Center for Women's Research, based in Sri Lanka, supports work on female labor migration and domestic workers, and promotes women's entry into non-tradition occupations.
Self Employed Women's Association, a trade union founded in 1972 for self-employed women workers.
SEWA Bank, which makes loans to small woman-owned businesses
Sex Workers Manifesto, from the first national conference of sex workers in India, November 1997, in Calcutta, including links to conference reports
South Asia Women's Network (SAWNET) has a list of South Asian women's organizations, many of which address labor issues
Women and the Economy in India (PDF format), a 1999 report by the U.S. Census Bureau
Women Construction Workers in Kerala, India, a working paper on the conditions they face by S.K. Hari Priya of the Bunche Institute on the United Nations
Working Women's Forum, founded in 1978 and based in Madras, works to unionise women workers in the informal sector.

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