
All posts in Asia & the Pacific
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Journal Articles
The effects of outsourcing on occupational health and safety: A comparative study of factory-based workers and outworkers in the Australian clothing industry
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Research Reports
Street Vendors in Asia: A Review
This paper aims to review recent research on street vendors in Asia with the purpose of assessing the magnitude of street vending in different...
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Research Reports
Hawkers and the Urban Informal Sector: A Study of Street Vending in Seven Cities
The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of the problems of street vendors in urban areas. The study discusses the profession...
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Left behind to farm? Women’s labor reallocation in rural China
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Middle-class activism and the politics of the informal working class – A perspective on class relations and civil society in Indian cities
Abstract: This article compares political activism amongst members of the middle class and the informal working class in three Indian cities,...
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Women workers and precarious employment in Shenzen Special Economic Zone, China
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Books & Book Chapters
Informality and Gender in the Labour Market for Muslims in India: Has education been a route out of poverty?
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Easing the Barriers to Formality: Registration Procedures for Microenterprises and Handicraft Exports in CambodiaInformal Economy, Poverty, and Employment: Cambodia Series
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Gender, Work Intensity, and Well-Being of Thai Home-Based WorkersFeminist Economics
Abstract: The contribution explores the time-use dimensions of the individual well-being of home-based workers in Thailand’s urban...
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Illegal Mining, Impatient Mafia and Ill-treated Administrators
As the construction sector grows, illegal sand and granite mining can only be expected to increase. From what can be seen until now, honest...
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