Livelihoods

Human Resource Development in the Informal Economy

A Field Study of Microinsurance in the Philippines

Situação Social das Catadoras e dos Catadores de Material Reciclável e Reutilizável (Região Norte)

Coordenação – Sandro Pereira Silva, Fernanda Lira Goes, Albino Rodrigues Alvarez   Relatórios sobre outras regiões: Centro-OesteNordeste SudesteSul ...

We Need to Start Respecting Informal Workers

In the midst of rapid urbanization, the question of whether and how to formalize the informal economy is a growing concern.

Perceptions of Costs and Benefits of Informal-Formal Linkages: Market and Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana

This paper investigates ways in which linkages between the informal and formal segments of an economy yield benefits to, or impose costs...

Editorial: Urban livelihoods: reframing theory and policy

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. This paper, which also serves as an introduction to this...

Working Women in an Urban Setting: Traders, Vendors and Food Security in Accra

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

Corporations and Human Rights Law: The Emerging Consensus and its Effects on Women’s Employment Rights

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Informalidad, inseguridad y cohesión social en América Latina