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Organizing Briefs
Challenges and Experiences in Organizing Home-Based Workers in Bulgaria
The Home-Based Workers’ Association in Bulgaria is an extraordinary example of how informal women workers have managed to build a strong...
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Books & Book Chapters
Solidarity: Selected Essays by Dan Gallin
From Amazon: “A collection of 19 essays by Dan Gallin, the former general secretary of the Geneva-based International Union of Foodworkers...
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Global Reports
Organizing Informal Workers: Benefits, Challenges, and Successes
Abstract: The informal workforce represents more than half of all workers in most developing countries and a significant share of workers...
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Research Reports
Street Trade in Latin America: Demographic Trends, Legal Issues, and Vending Organizations in Six Cities
Abstract:
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Research Reports
Organising Informal Transport Workers
Abstract: This broad overview report combines general information with information from four case studies: National Union of Transport and...
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City/Country Level Reports
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) ...
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Research Reports
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...
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Research Reports
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...
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Books & Book Chapters
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.
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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...
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