Building Collective Power

Informal Workers and Collective Bargaining: Five Case Studies

This brief summarizes the findings of a set of case studies of collective bargaining by informal workers in five different countries. Included...

Women Workers and the Politics of Claims-Making in a Globalizing Economy

The paper analyses the evolving politics of claims-making by women workers in the Global South in the context of a globalized economy. It...

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...

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...

Globalization and Economic Reform as Seen From the Ground: SEWA’s Experience in India

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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...

Collective Care Agreements in the Informal Labour Market: Road Transport Workers in Pakistan

Informal workers Organising and Representation (In Central and Eastern Europe).

Reclaiming Reusable and Recyclable Materials in Africa – A Critical Review of English Language Literature

This paper seeks to include Africa in the current international conversations about the situation of informal workers such as waste pickers....

Organising in the Taxi Industry: The South African Experience