Building Collective Power

Strength in Networks: Employment Rights Organizations and the Problem of Co-Ordination

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Organization, Regulation and Exploitation in the So-Called ‘Urban Informal Sector’

Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town – HINDI

 (Hindi) A summary based on the report by Koni Benson and Nandi Vanqa-Mgijima, International Labour Research and Information Group (ILRIG) ...

Work and Economic Security in the 21st Century: What Can We Learn From Ela Bhatt?

This paper is the result of research on SEWA including an interview with Ela Bhatt, conducted by Edward Webster, Professor Emeritus at the...

Organizing in the Informal Economy: A Case Study of the Municipal Waste Management Industry in South Africa

SEED Working Paper No. 66 Abstract: Examines features of the municipal waste management sector in South Africa, including the legal and policy...

Organizing Women Workers in the Informal Economy: Beyond the Weapons of the Weak

Analyzes how women workers are using organization and mobilization to enforce their rights.

Review of “Solidarity – Selected Essays” by Dan Gallin

From the review: “This collection of essays and presentations by Dan Gallin starting from his youth as a young socialist, through his...

Lautloses Heer der Domestic WorkersMitbestimmung

This article (in German) is from the journal of the Hans Boeckler Foundation “Mitbestimmung” (co-determination).

Out of the Shadows: Homebased Workers Organize for International Recognition

SEEDS, No. 18

Propositions on Trade Unions and Informal Employment in Times of Globalization

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