Asia & the Pacific

Africa’s World Trade: Informal Economies and Globalization from Below.

Are Africa’s world markets really contributing to development across the continent for individuals, nations and regions? This is the...

The Self-Employed Women’s Association

Supporting Women Home-Based Workers: The Approach of the Self-Employed Womens, Association in India

The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) of India is a national labour union that organizes women, workers in the informal economy...

Executive Summary: Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Waste Pickers

The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide credible, grounded evidence of the range of driving forces, both positive...

Crossing the Divide: Precarious Work and the Future of Labour

this book shows how innovative organisational strategies are emerging in the Global South to bridge the widening divide between the formal...

Statistics on Home-Based Workers in Nepal

This brief presents estimates of homebased workers in Nepal, certain characteristics of their work, their age distribution and family composition....

The effects of outsourcing on occupational health and safety: A comparative study of factory-based workers and outworkers in the Australian clothing industry

The Investment Climate for Female Informal Businesses: A Case Study from Urban and Rural India

Flexibility of Labour in Globalizing India

Part II: The Making and Unmaking of a Model Market for Street Vendors