Theme: Livelihoods

Producing Privatization: Re-articulating Race, Gender, Class and Space

Understanding Gender Inequalities in Wages and Incomes in India

Organizing informal workers in the urban economy: The case of the construction industry in Dar es Salaam

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Women workers and precarious employment in Shenzen Special Economic Zone, China

The Constitutional Parameters of New York State’s Domestic Workers Bill of Rights

Gathering Occupational Health Data from Informal Workers: The Brazilian Experience

Abstract: This study describes how occupational health data have been gathered by the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) to provide morbidity...

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...

A Beijing Recycler’s Life

This video follows recyclers in Beijing and shares the work they have been doing for 20 years. The video is in Chinese with English subtitles....

For street vendors, finding water and toilets isn’t just a nuisance, it’s cutting into earnings

Inadequate infrastructure – particularly related to clean water and toilets – and the cost of accessing these takes a heavy toll...

Public Dialogue on Forging a Path towards Recognition and Inclusion of Informal Workers in South Africa

“We’re here to discuss one of the most profound challenges of our time—how to create jobs, how to increase incomes, and how to...