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...

Informal Labour in India and Indonesia: Surmounting organizing barriersLabour, Capital and Society

Abstract: A key aspect of facilitating a transformation to a more just and equitable society should be the facilitation of decent work, through...

Collective Strength by Global Networks of the Urban Poor: Policy Implications of Affordable Housing and Co-development Strategies

Over the past two decades it has become widely recognized that housing issues have to be placed in a broader framework acknowledging that...

Collective Bargaining by Informal Workers in the Global South: Where and How It Takes Place

This Working Paper examines what collective negotiation (bargaining) looks like and what it means for informal worker organizations and their...

Stealing from the Poor: Wage Theft in the Haitian Apparel Industry

From the Executive Summary of the report: Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Its expanding garment industry pays wages...

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

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Organizing Informal Women Workers

Paper prepared for UNRISD Gender Policy Report.Abstract:

Informal Economy Employment Data In South Africa: A Critical Analysis

Offside! Labour Rights and Sportswear Production in Asia

Informalization from above, informalization from below: Options for organization