Public and Workplace Services

Changing Social Policy: The Child Support Grant in South Africa

Description from HSRC Press: An important historical record of one part of post-apartheid South Africa’s policymaking, Changing Social...

Promoting Workplace Health and Safety in Urban Public Space: Reflections from Durban, South Africa

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO.

Violence and Informal Work – Briefing Note

this briefing note highlights the causes and impact of violence  that  informal  workers  experience  in  trying  to  secure  their  livelihoods....

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

Can industrial outwork enhance homeworkers’ capabilities? Evidence from clusters in South AsiaWorld Development

Homework can be seen as the source of exploitation of workers, but under some conditions, it can foster human development and the emergence...

Chains of Production, Ladders of Protection: Social Protection for Workers in the Informal Economy

Minor Psychiatric Disorders Among Brazilian Ragpickers: A Cross-Sectional Study

Unprotected Migrants: Zimbabweans in South Africa’s Limpopo Province

Health Hazards and Labour Laws in Bangladesh: A Narrative-based Study on Women Garment Workers

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What is a Human-Rights Based Approach to Health and Does it Matter?Health and Human Rights

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