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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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  • Journal Articles

    Lautloses Heer der Domestic WorkersMitbestimmung

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

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  • Journal Articles

    The unexpected power of informal workers in the public square: A comparison of Mexican and U.S. organizing models

    Abstract: Street vendors in Mexico and day laborers in the United States, both groups of informal workers who labor in public space, face...

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Progress of the World’s Women 2005: Women, Work and Poverty

    Available in English here Disponible en español aquí Disponible en français ici 

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  • Research Reports

    Street Vendors in Asia: A Review

    This paper aims to review recent research on street vendors in Asia with the purpose of assessing the magnitude of street vending in different...

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  • Research Reports

    Rising from the Waste– Organising Wastepickers in India, Thailand and the Philippines

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  • Journal Articles

    Organizing in the Informal Economy: A Challenge for Trade Unions. International Politics and Society

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  • Organizing Briefs

    Organising Street Vendors: “Gente de Confiar” Radio Progamme, Lima, Peru

    An authentically democratic community requires open channels of communication between citizens. Street markets offer a natural setting for...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Street Traders and their Organisations in South Africa

    From the booklet, “The main aim of the research and booklet is to help build strong local and national organisations so that street...

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  • Journal Articles

    The Micro Political Economy of Gains by Unorganised Workers in India

    This review of literature looks at the micro-political mechanisms through which unorganised labour makes gains in wages and conditions of...

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