Theme: History, Debate and Theory

Flexibilization, Globalization, and Privitization: Three Challenges to Labor Rights in Our Time

Rethinking the Informal Economy: From Enterprise Characteristics to Employment Relations

The Spatial Reproduction of Urban PovertyEconomic & Political Weekly

This article highlights, from the vantage point of workers in the resettlement colony, how the restructuring processes of large formal sector...

Special Issue on Labor Law Reforms in India

The issue features an article on law and the self-employed in India (see pp 133-150, Legal Reforms for the Self-Employed: Three Urban Cases),...

Linking Trade and Labour Standards: A Promising Synergy or Double-edged Sword? Acta Juridica

Trade liberalisation is increasingly promoted and regulated through regional, bilateral or unilateral trade arrangements. In recent years...

Old and New Forms of Informal Labour

Note from WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference. 

Informality and Social Protection: Theory and Realities

Gender, Informality and Poverty

From Rice Bowl to Safety Net: Insecurity and Social Protection during China’s Transition

Is Informal Normal? Towards More and Better Jobs in Developing Countries