Theme: Public and Workplace Services

Violence and Informal Work – Briefing Note in RUSSIAN

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The Pitfalls of Home: Protecting the Health and Safety of Paid Domestics

Street Vendors in the Urban EconomyIndia International Centre Quarterly

In most Indian cities the urban poor survive by working in the informal economy. Poverty and lack of gainful employment in the rural areas...

Livelihoods (Un)Employment and Social Safety Nets: Reflections from Recent Studies in KwaZulu-Natal

Bad Dreams: Exploitation and Abuse of Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia

Social Protection for Informal Workers in the Garment Industry: Philippines and Thailand

‘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...

Regulating supply-chains to address the occupational health and safety problems associated with precarious employment: The case of home-based clothing workers in AustraliaAustralian Journal of Labour Law

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Health Insurance in India: The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana

This policy brief explores the challenges faced by India’s poor workers in using the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), the largest...

Turkey Seen Through the Prism of Occupational Diseases

It is hard to diagnose and recognise an occupational disease (OD) because the diagnosis must prove the occupational factors which caused...