Theme: Livelihoods

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...

Urban livelihoods: reviewing the evidence in support of the New Urban Agenda

SUMMARY: The New Urban Agenda (NUA) recognizes the role played by the urban informal economy and makes bold commitments to inclusive urban...

Rethinking Labor Law in the New Commonwealth Caribbean Economy: A Framework for Change

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

New forms of Collective Bargaining: Adapting to the informal economy and new forms of work

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Representações do trabalho informal e dos riscos à saúde entre trabalhadoras domésticas e trabalhadores da construção civil

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Toward a Decent Work Regime for Informal Employment in Ghana: Some Preliminary Considerations

Public Space, Public Waste, and the Right to the City

Abstract: I draw on my experiences as an organizer with a waste-pickers collective, Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat in Pune, India,...

Lautloses Heer der Domestic WorkersMitbestimmung

This article (in German) is from the journal of the Hans Boeckler Foundation “Mitbestimmung” (co-determination).

Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Towards an ILO Convention