Question Of Cities

India’s climate policies acknowledge women’s vulnerability, but rarely translate this into budgets, protections, or measurable outcomes. For millions of women workers, climate adaptation remains a daily survival strategy, writes Shilpi Bharadwaj. questionofcities.org/economies-of-e…

A 1°C rise in temp can reduce informal workers’ gross earnings by 13% and net income by 19%. Yet most climate action plans still fail to account for women street vendors, domestic workers, waste pickers, and construction laborers, writes Shilpi Bharadwaj. questionofcities.org/economies-of-e…

Nearly 168 million women work informally in India. Over 80% have no contracts or social protection. As #heatwaves and floods intensify, many report income losses of up to 30% during peak summer months, writes Shilpi Bharadwaj. #gender #informalwork questionofcities.org/economies-of-e…

(10/10) What does a day in the life of a woman #gigworker look like? Read the full story here, by @dharspeaks questionofcities.org/unfair-unjust-…

(9/10) For women on the move, the lack of restrooms means less hydration in the heat. In the nine hours, the only public toilet we came across was a Delhi Nagar Nigam facility in Preet Vihar. #gigwork #gender #labour

🧵(1/10) What does a day in the life of a woman #gigworker look like? Our reporter @dharspeaks shadowed Lata Bharadwaj, who works as a rider with #Zomato, for nearly 9 hours. Here's what we found - #labourrights #work #gender

Who gets to belong in the city? With over 119 million #informalworkers in urban India, work conditions and quality of life shape whether workers can claim their Right to the City. Read @akash_del06's essay here: questionofcities.org/the-mall-view-…

How unequal are India’s cities? Around 90% of the workforce is #informal. In cities, the gap between the top 10% and bottom 10% is as high as 50,000 times. Read @Akash_del06's essay on workers' right to the city. questionofcities.org/the-mall-view-…

Do workers truly belong in India’s cities? For millions, low wages, poor housing, and exclusion shape everyday life, raising questions of citizenship itself. Read @akash_del06's powerful essay on workers' right to the city. #labourrights #noida questionofcities.org/the-mall-view-…

"My brother hasn’t even got his first salary", says the brother of a worker arrested in the #Noida protests. Question of Cities brings you the voices of the families, running pillar to post with trade unionists, for their release. questionofcities.org/people-being-p…

On April 22, a sessions court in Gurgaon denied bail to arrested workers who were part of the protests in #Manesar; at least 11 remain in custody. We speak to their families who are running pillar to post with trade unionists, for their release. questionofcities.org/people-being-p…

A month on, workers from #Manesar and #Noida remain in jail after protests over basic demands. Question of Cities brings you the voices of their families, running pillar to post with trade unionists, for their release. questionofcities.org/people-being-p…

(6/6) You will also find pieces on the abandonment of workers’ housing as a right; voices of the kin of arrested workers in Noida and Manesar; and the great debate of AI’s impact on jobs. Read all the stories here: questionofcities.org

(5/6) In our latest edition, you will find pieces that explore intersection of workers and cities, especially informal workers; and how gig work and climate events impact women workers in cities.

(1/2) Last month, news of workers’ protests in #Noida and #Gurgaon made big headlines. Striking workers were agitating against long hours and low wages that barely covered their rent and basic needs.