Theme: Building Collective Power

Women in the Informal Economy: Economic Actors and Global Leaders

Press ReleaseIn examining the role played by women from all walks of life, including farmers and informal sector workers, as well as business...

The Beedi Industry in India: An Overview

A report on Improving Working Conditions and Employment Opportunities for Women Workers in Beedi Industry by Best Practices Foundation for...

Old Classes and New Spaces: Urban Poverty, Unorganised Labour and New UnionsEconomic and Political Weekly

Critical perspectives on globalisation acknowledge the need for mitigating the inegalitarian impact of marketisation upon disadvantaged sections...

Resumo dos principais achados – Cooperacao entre trabalhadores na economia informal: Um foco nos trabalhadores e trabalhadoras domiciliares e catadores e catadoras de material reciclavel

Recycling in Belo Horizonte, Brazil – An Overview of Inclusive Programming

Brazil is one of the world’s most progressive countries in integrating waste pickers in solid waste management systems, and Belo Horizonte...

Working Women and Security: Self Employed Women’s Association’s Response to Crisis

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Voice Regulation in the Informal Economy and New Forms of Work

Abstract:This paper draws comparisons between the situation of Black workers in Apartheid South Africa and workers in the contemporary South...

Decent Work for Domestic Workers

ILO: Geneva

Enhancing Lobbying Capacity of Women Street Vendors: The Challenges in the Kenyan Policy Environment

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Organizing Reclaimers in Tshwane, South Africa: Lessons from the Top Down and Bottom Up Experiences

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