Informal workers

Informal workers

A collage shows informal workers in Dhaka, including rickshaw pullers Salamat and Khaleda and cobbler Moni Rishi, whose livelihoods are increasingly affected by extreme heat and rising temperatures. Photo: Tashahud Ahamed Rafim/TBS

Beneath burning sky: Everyone feels heat, but informal workers pay highest price

As heatwaves intensify across Dhaka, rising temperatures are shrinking incomes, worsening health risks and exposing the vulnerabilities of the city's informal workforce

A logo of the World Bank. Photo: Collected

South Asia to see worst-ever recession due to Covid-19: World Bank

Infection or starvation: A dilemma facing 2bn informal workers worldwide

Infection or starvation: A dilemma facing 2bn informal workers worldwide

We need to reintegrate informal workers into livelihoods

We need to reintegrate informal workers into livelihoods