Livelihoods

The Manchester Road: Women and the Informalization of Work in South Africa’s Footwear Industry

Abstract: The article discusses the informalization of work in the footwear industry of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa and its impact on...

Durban Workers Unite to Defend Street Traders’ Livelihoods’

Challenges to Traditional Livelihoods and Newly Emerging Employment Patterns of Pastoralists in Tanzania

An ILO-INDISCO Study in collaboration with Jobs for Africa (JFA)

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

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

Ahmedabad’s BRT System: A Sustainable Urban Transport Panacea?Economic and Political Weekly

The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission and the National Urban Transport Policy have given a boost to bus rapid transit systems...

Special Report on the Informal Economy

Report on ILO Recommendation 204 which focuses on “Ending Informality”, and stands for social inclusion, social justice and a...

Home-Based Workers and Cities

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO.   Abstract: This paper explores the impact of local government...

Sustainable Urban Livelihoods and Marketplace Social Capital: Crisis and Strategy in Petty Trade

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

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Lesser Citizens: Indian Migrant Domestic Workers in the UK