Livelihoods

New Solutions Journal Special Issue: Health and Safety for Informal Workers

Countdown 2015: an assessment of basic provision to migrant families in the urban slums of Ludhiana, North India

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO.  

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

International trade and industrial upgrading in the apparel commodity chain

Understanding Gender Inequalities in Wages and Incomes in India

Social policy and collective action: Unemployed workers, community associations, and protest in Argentina

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Street Vendor Livelihoods and Everyday Politics in Hanoi, Vietnam: The Seeds of a Diverse Economy?

Through the Magnifying Glass: Women’s Work and Labour Force Participation in Urban Delhi

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.

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...