Theme: History, Debate and Theory

The Idea of Work

Flexibility, Employment and Labor Market Reforms in India

May 27, 2006

The Lighthouse Effect and Beyond

Representing the part-time and contingent workforce: Challenges for unions and public policy

Rural and Microfinance Regulation in Ghana: Implications for Development of the Industry

The Informal Workforce and Public Policy

WIEGO translated this article into English (with permission) from the original, published in Trabajo Informal, Este Pais, in July 2013.  ...

Informality: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses

Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Working Paper 2014-18 

The Informal Economy: Recent Trends, Future Directions

Abstract: Informal employment represents more than half of nonagricultural employment in most developing regions, contributes to the overall...

Women and Employment in Africa: A Framework For Action

Background Document commissioned by the Danish Foreign Ministry for the Second Conference of the Africa Commission in November 2008

Learning From Experience: A Gendered Approach to Social Protection for Workers in the Informal Economy

This publication provides a framework of analysis and an overview of current practice in social protection. It was created to serve as a...