Shalini Sinha
@ShaliniWIEGO
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Home-based Workers Sector Specialist, WIEGO. social protection for informal workers: employment and income security, urban poor, women workers, informality
India
Joined February 2015
RT @hawkersjac: Our market leaders are displaying #Weather alerts directly received from the Indian Meteorological department, Govt of Indi….
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RT @AllisonCorkery: Anniversaries are always a good moment to pause and reflect. Some thoughts 🔽 on how #HumanRights can help strengthen….
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RT @WIEGOGLOBAL: Most cities are designed for the elite. We cannot build climate-resilient cities without acknowledging & improving the wo….
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RT @WIEGOGLOBAL: #HomeBasedWorkersDay ✊ @HomeNetInt. To ensure workers' rights in informal employment are respected, we need to make visibl….
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RT @aravindunni23: <Late update> @ShaliniWIEGO & I write for @IndianExpress on #Budget2024 #BudgetForViksitBharat . Budget misses Cities &….
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The budget is surprising in its lack of focus on climate action and its impact in cities. This is especially concerning given that India is one of the most impacted countries in the world
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RT @WIEGOGLOBAL: Government Heat Action Plans (HAPs) must go further to mitigate the impact of heat waves on India's informal workforce. 🧯🔥….
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RT @WIEGOGLOBAL: 📽️⤵️ Our Workers's Health Coordinator @christybraham spoke at @ilo's #ILC2024 about the health hazards waste pickers are e….
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RT @aravindunni23: HAPs have aided in reducing the casualties due to heatwaves, &this relatively new policy instrument has been increasingl….
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RT @CitiesQuestion: It is imperative that governments’ plans to combat #heat address the conditions of India's millions of workers so that….
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Outdoor and informal workers such as construction labourers, delivery drivers, hawkers and vendors are forced to brave the punishing heat to earn a few rupees a day. Their working conditions are...
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RT @aravindunni23: In policy measures - First, it is essential to reimagine heat waves as not conventional disaster events, but as prolonge….
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RT @aravindunni23: Most informal workers are not protected under any health insurance and incur out-of-pocket expenses for medical treatmen….
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RT @ArjanDevDebate: Very much looking forward to join the webinar and read the book ! The @WIEGOGLOBAL study of the impact of COVID so crit….
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RT @nicole_wiego: Hear @ShaliniWIEGO from @WIEGOGLOBAL feature on @bbcworldservice discussing the impacts of extreme heat on India's worker….
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Seven people were seriously injured
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RT @JJNglobal: 📷 Highlights from CGA launch: Insights and discussions with our distinguished guests!. Shalini Sinha, India Country Represen….
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RT @OxfamAmerica: The richest people, corporations and countries are destroying the world with their huge carbon emissions. Fighting climat….
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RT @sabinadewan: A high powered panel at the Ctr for Gender Analysis brings varied perspectives. Grateful to Shalini Sinha-WEIGO Shrayana B….
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RT @JJNglobal: 🗓 Tomorrow's the big day! We're thrilled to launch the Centre for Gender Analysis (CGA) at the prestigious Claridges, New De….
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informal workers from 6 sectors across 5 different regions of India share the impact of Climate Change on their work and livelihood. @IGSSS @aravindunni23 @WIEGOGLOBAL @anacarol_ogando @SkinnerCaroline.
Join the national workshop organized by @WIEGOGLOBAL & @IGSSS on Dec 12-13, 2023. Titled "Climate Crisis and Informal Workers: Capturing Narratives from the Ground," the workshop delves into challenges at the nexus of climate change and the livelihoods of informal workers.
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RT @sewa_delhi1: SEWA Delhi is more than just 1,00,000 informal workers strong, it’s the force that keeps Delhi going, and it’s the movemen….
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RT @SEWABharat: Do you ever wonder how 20th October came to be recognized as International #HomeBasedWorkersDay? Despite their significant….
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