Child Care

Urbanisation, migration and social policy: Asian perspectives

A brief presentation to visualize the way rapid urbanization and migration impact on social policy needs and financing for women informal...

Urban Responses to Street Trading: India

This paper analyzes the situation of street vendors in big cities, the reasons for this informal sector that is continuously increasing as...

Depressive and anxiety symptoms among housemaidsAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine

Background: Housemaid, the most common occupation in the female labor force in Brazil, is known to be targeted by a generalized racial and...

Female Business Ownership and Informal Sector Persistence

This paper shows that a substantial share of the persistence in India’s unorganized manufacturing sector is due to the rapid increase...

Our Children Do Not Get the Attention They Deserve

This report presents the results of a five-city research study examining informal women workers’ access to child care in Brazil, Ghana,...

Value of Formalization for Women Entrepreneurs in Developing Contexts: A Review and Research AgendaInternational Journal of Management Reviews

Abstract: Formalization is constantly being proposed as being of great benefit to business expansion and success. This claim, however, has...

Hawkers and the Urban Informal Sector: A Study of Street Vending in Seven Cities

The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of the problems of street vendors in urban areas. The study discusses the profession...

Global Strategy on Occupational Safety and Health: Conclusions adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 91st Session, 2003

Report on Domestic Workers in Ghana

Overview of the domestic worker sector in Ghana

A summary of research findings on women informal workers and child care from six membership-based organizations

This publication is a summary of “Our children do not get the attention they deserve”: A synthesis of research finding on women informal...