Livelihoods

Informality in Africa: A Review

This paper examines the realities of informal employment in sub-Saharan Africa, where a significant proportion of employment activity and...

Protection Sociale et Emploi : Regards Croisés Sur la Mondialisation en Europe et en Chine

Sin Colchón que Amortigüe la Caída: La Crisis Económica Global y los Trabajadores de la Economía Informal

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

Unorganised Sector Workforce in India: Trends, Patterns and Social Security Coverage

Securing Livelihoods-Special Edition

Contents of this Special Edition of The Economist include: –Long-term living standards –Crises and their impact –Technology...

Towards an Inclusive Occupational Health and Safety For Informal Workers

Abstract: Large numbers of workers worldwide work informally. Yet the discipline and practice of occupational health and safety covers largely...

Slim pickin’s: Supporting waste pickers in the ecological modernization of urban waste management systems

Abstract: Informal sector scavengers or waste pickers have been unrecognized stakeholders on the fringes of the urban waste landscape since...

Inside the Home, Outside the Law: Abuse of Child Domestic Workers in Morocco

International trade and industrial upgrading in the apparel commodity chain

Education and earnings in urban West Africa