Theme: Livelihoods

The contested spatialities of transnational activism: gendered gatekeeping and gender struggles in an African association of informal workers

Abstract:

Die ILO-Konvention: Gute Arbeit für HausarbeiterinnenLuXemburg: Gesellschaftsanalyse und Linke Praxis

The English title of this German language article is “The ILO Convention Decent Work for Domestic Workers. More than a promise?”...

Informality, Employment and Economic Development in the Arab World

From the abstract:

Participatory Training to Improve Safety and Health in Small Construction Sites in Some Countries in Asia: Development and Application of the WISCON Training Program

Abstract: A participatory training program, Work Improvement in Small Construction Sites, was developed to provide practical support measures...

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

Contextualising workers’ health and safety in urban settings: The need for a global perspective and an integrated approach

Informality and Collective Organising: identities, alliances and transnational activism in Africa

Abstract:

Rethinking the Informal Economy: In an Era of Global Integration and Labor Market Flexibility

On the Charts, Off the Tracks: Disconnected Development in Ambur Town, Tamil Nadu Economic and Political Weekly

This paper on Ambur town of Tamil Nadu, an important hub for leather goods production, catering primarily to an international market, explores...

Pesticide Vendors in the Informal Sector: Trading Health for Income

Abstract: South African low-income communities face many challenges (e.g., insufficient housing, poor service delivery, and abject poverty);...