Livelihoods

Decent Work in the Informal Sector: CEE/CIS Region

ILO Working Paper on the Informal Economy , No. 7

Persisting Informal Employment: What Explains It?

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“I carry people and goods across the border for a living”

Informal cross-border couriers (bomalayisha) have transported people and goods between Zimbabwe and South Africa for several decades.

Land, Life, and Security: An Interview with Edgardo Garcia, Secretary General of the Association of Farm Workers in Nicaragua

Abstract: This is an interview with Edgardo Garcia, Secretary General of the Association of Farm Workers in Nicaragua and Oscar Berríos from...

Urban Livelihoods: Reviewing the Evidence in Support of the New Urban Agenda

The New Urban Agenda, the 20-year strategy on sustainable urbanization, was formally adopted by over 160 countries at the United Nations...

SEWU and Sikhula Tips on Organising Informal Workers

CSI Guía de acción – Trabajo decente, vida decente para los trabajadores y trabajadoras del hogar

The State of the Informal Economy

Available as a download from HSRC Press website

Continuing gender stereotypes or signs of change: Occupational pattern of women workers

Gender and Globalization: Opportunities and Constraints Faced by Women in the Construction Industry in India

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