The Americas

Home Economics: The Invisible and Unregulated World of Domestic Work

Domestic workers are critical to the US economy. They help families meet many of the most basic physical, emotional, and social needs of...

The Constitutional Parameters of New York State’s Domestic Workers Bill of Rights

Street Trade in Latin America: Demographic Trends, Legal Issues and Vending Organizations in Six Cities

Informal Sector and Informal Employment: Overview of Data for 11 Cities in 10 Developing Countries

This paper presents tabulations on informal employment in urban areas of 10 developing countries: Abidjan, Antananarivo, Bamako, Cotonou,...

Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Brazil and Belo Horizonte

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Self-Employed Proletarians in an Informal Factory: The Case of Cali’s Garbage DumpWorld Development (Pergamon Press)

Summary: This paper presents data on the organization of work among the scavengers on the garbage dump in the city of Cali, Colombia. Garbage...

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...

Trade unions and informal workers’ associations in the urban informal economy of Ecuador

This paper, which forms part of a knoweldge-sharing project on the informal economy, provides thought-provoking insights into the situation...

Ambulantes e Direito à Cidade

Street Vendors and the Right to the City is also available in English.

Sumário Executivo: Relatório do Setor Estudo de Monitoramento de Economia Informal: Catadores