Links with Economic Growth/Crisis

Unprotected Migrants: Zimbabweans in South Africa’s Limpopo Province

Special Issue on Unorganized WorkersThe Indian Journal of Industrial Relations

The informal economy has always existed in India, but it was seen neither as an important part of the economy, nor as a theoretical category...

Global Economic Crisis and the Informal Economy: “Smaller-and-Smaller Slivers of a Shrinking Pie”

This two-page flyer provides a snapshot of the impact of the global economic crisis on workers in the informal economy.

La Crisis Economica Global y la Economía Informal Global: “Porciones cada vez menores de una torta que se hace mas pequena”

Manual for Value Chain Research on Homeworkers in the Garment Industry

Brighton: Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.

International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Conditions of Work and Employment Laws

The Program maintains a Database of Conditions of Work and Employment Laws, which provides information on laws from around the world. The...

No Cushion to Fall Back On: The Global Economic Crisis and Informal Workers – Fact Sheet

Report available in English here.Informe disponible en español aquí.Fact Sheet available in English here.Ficha Técnica disponible en español...

Coping with Crises: Lingering Recession, Rising Inflation, and the Informal Workforce – Fact Sheet

Report available in English here. Relatório disponível em português aqui.Informe disponible en español aquí. 

Afrontando la Crisis: Recesión Persistente, Inflación Creciente y la Fuerza Laboral de la Economía Informal (Ficha Técnica)

Report available in English here.Relatório disponível em português aqui.Informe disponible en español aquí. 

Enfrentando a Crise: Recessão Persistente, Inflação Crescente, e a Força de Trabalho Informal (Ficha Técnica)

Report available in English here. Relatório disponível em português aqui. Informe disponible en español aquí.