In the third of a series of photo essays from Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing, Carlin Carr explores how workers in Bangkok’s informal economy came together in a collective movement to advocate for their labour rights.
Over the next few weeks, The Global Urbanist, in collaboration with WIEGO will publish six photo essays that take us inside the daily lives of women working in the informal economy.
Bangkok's MRT deploys simple measures for effective flood risk control, however, with expansions planned, concern is emerging over its responses to climate change, earthquake risk and rising sea levels.
While the Thai army secure the final outposts of the Red Shirt protesters, residents and informal workers who relied on the businesses and trade of the Ratchaprasong district must now struggle to rebuild their livelihoods amidst the burnt-out buildings and shopping malls.
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Rowan Fraser is an urban development and management specialist, focusing on urban resilience. He works in countries across Asia.
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