Argentina

The Formalization of Informal/Precarious Labor in Contemporary ArgentinaInternational Sociology

Abstract: In this article we argue that the Argentinian state is legalizing or formalizing informal/precarious labor. In the actual context...

Is Informal Sector Work an Alternative to Workfare Benefits? The Case of Pre-program Expansion and Economic CrisisReview of Development Economics

This article is included in a special issue of the journal which includes 11 articles focused on informality. 

Law: Ley No. 1166 de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Updates to the laws governing street vending on public roads in Buenos Aires, Argentina

VIDEO: Epifania Espinola explica la situacion de los trabajadores a domicilio en Argentina

Sobre el Dia internacional de los y las trabajadoras a domicilio – el 20 de octubre – WIEGO entrevistó a Epifania Epinsola (una...

“Women are always the strongest”

Paola Caviedes Martinez is a single mom concerned with children’s rights, raising children without male role models and the psychological...

Argentina Law: Ley No. 1166 de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Updates to the laws governing street vending on public roads in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

“Las mujeres son siempre las más fuertes”

Home-Based Workers Regional Meeting, Latin America

A compilation of laws and policies protecting home-based workers (wage-employed and self-employed), the document was prepared over five years...

VIDEO: Inclusive recycling systems – video chronicles from Buenos Aires: Roberto Díaz

This is one in a series of videos produced by Sonia Dias, WIEGO’s Waste Picker Sector Specialist.   In Spanish with English subtitles. ...

VIDEO: Inclusive recycling systems – video chronicles from Buenos Aires: Francisco Suarez

This is one in a series of videos produced by Sonia Dias, WIEGO’s Waste Picker Sector Specialist.   In Spanish with English subtitles. ...