Public and Workplace Services

The Place of Informal Workers and the Informal Economy in Approaches to Social Protection

Increasing numbers of workers across the world experience eroding work related to social protection and those who ‘do’ social policy see...

Occupational and Environmental Health Risks Associated with Informal Sector Activities—Selected Case Studies from West Africa

Abstract: Most in the Economic Community of West African States region are employed in the informal sector. While the informal sector plays...

Crowding in Care, Security and Micro-enterprise Formation: Revisiting the Role of the State in Poverty Reduction, and in Development

From the Household to the Factory: Sex Discrimination in the Guatemalan Labour Force

Barriers to the Extension of Social Protection: Evidence from Asia

‘Good jobs’ and hidden costs: Women workers documenting the price of precarious employmentGender and Development

Summary:This article describes the precarious terms and conditions of employment experienced by millions of women working in global supply...

Occupational Injuries in Ghana

Occupational Health & Safety for Market and Street Traders in Accra and Takoradi, Ghana

Neglect of Sewage Workers: Concerns about the New Act

The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act 2013 does not give the same rights to those who manually...

Women and Globalisation: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Construction Workers in Contemporary India

This article identifies the opportunities and constraints faced by female construction workers in urban India, citing empirical research...