The Americas

Laws, Legitimacy and Ongoing Struggle: Lessons from Bolivian Policies on Domestic Workers’ Rights

This Policy Brief explores domestic worker struggles in Bolivia.  It concentrates on laws and policies applied by the government of Evo Morales...

Employment Change and Economic Vulnerability in the US

Day labor, informality and vulnerability in South Africa and the United StatesInternational Journal of Manpower

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to compare conditions in informal day-labor markets in South Africa and the USA to better understand...

Rethinking Labor Law in the New Commonwealth Caribbean Economy: A Framework for Change

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Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Brazil, Pakistan, Peru and Philippines

This paper brings together the findings from four country papers on informal economy budget analysis. Informal economy budget analysis asks...

Epidemiological Surveillance of Informal Worker’s Health in Two Cities in Southeastern Brazil

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O Fórum Municipal Lixo e Cidadania: Uma plataforma de Inclusão Social e Participação

Legal Empowerment of Workers in the Informal Economy

This report provides detailed information on a project, where workers were trained on unionism, social security, occupational health and...

Street Vendors and the Right to the City

Ambulantes e Direito à Cidade também está disponível em Português.

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...