Building Collective Power

Lautloses Heer der Domestic WorkersMitbestimmung

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

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...

We are Poor but So Many: The Story of Self-Employed Women in India

Waste Picker Cooperatives in Developing Countries

Paper prepared for WIEGO/Cornell/SEWA Conference on Membership-Based Organizations of the Poor, Ahmedabad, India, January 2005

Decent Work for Domestic Workers

ILO: Geneva

WIEGO Report on the Policy Environment of Informal Urban Waste Pickers and Artisanal Mine Workers in Colombia

Organizing Labour in the Informal Economy: Institutional Forms & Relationships

Abstract in French and English. Article in English.

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...

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...

Planning and the Self-Organization of MarketplacesJournal of Planning Education and Research

The number of marketplaces in the United States is growing rapidly. This growth belies the long history of marketplaces and signals their...