Livelihoods

Cooperatives and Unions: Joint Action for Informal Workers

Abstract: This article discusses the possibilities of building networks between trade unions and cooperatives operating in the informal economy....

Education and earnings in urban West Africa

Wages and Incomes in Formal and Informal Sectors in India

Waste and Development – Perspectives from the Ground

While waste pickers provide vital services to their communities, their municipalities and the environment – they generally face very difficult...

Durban Workers Unite to Defend Street Traders’ Livelihoods’

On the Charts, Off the Tracks: Disconnected Development in Ambur Town, Tamil Nadu Economic and Political Weekly

This paper on Ambur town of Tamil Nadu, an important hub for leather goods production, catering primarily to an international market, explores...

Pesticide Vendors in the Informal Sector: Trading Health for Income

Abstract: South African low-income communities face many challenges (e.g., insufficient housing, poor service delivery, and abject poverty);...

Waste Pickers Without Frontiers

Decent Work for Domestic Workers: Reflections on Recent Approaches to Tackle Informality

Education and earnings in urban West Africa