Public and Workplace Services

Health Conditions of Recyclable Waste Pickers

Abstract: The presence of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among vulnerable populations is a rarely discussed subject. Thus, the...

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...

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...

Social Protection and The Labour Market: Towards a Research Agenda

Socio-economic Security Over the Life Course: A Global Review of Social Protection

Prepared for the Ford Foundation’s Social Protection Committee

Rethinking Informalization: Poverty, Precarious Jobs and Social Protection

“You just look at our work and see if you have any freedom on earth”: Ghanaian women’s accounts of their work and their health

Abstract: Research on women’s health in the developing world has focussed on reproductive issues and has defined women primarily as...

Challenges for improving surveillance for pesticide poisoning and policy implications for developing countriesInternational Journal of Epidemiology

Abstract:Background: Surveillance is a critical public health tool for the control of pesticide poisoning. However, surveillance activities...

The global expansion of precarious employment, work disorganization, and consequences for occupational health: placing the debate in comparative historical perspectiveInternational Journal of Health Services

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