Region: The Americas

A summary of research findings on women informal workers and child care from six membership-based organizations

This publication is a summary of “Our children do not get the attention they deserve”: A synthesis of research finding on women informal...

The Mobilization of Bolivian Domestic Workers

This brief describes the mobilization of domestic workers in Bolivia focusing particularly on the campaign that led to the approval of the...

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

Negotiating Formality: Informal Sector, Market, and State in Peru

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...

Depressive and anxiety symptoms among housemaidsAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine

Background: Housemaid, the most common occupation in the female labor force in Brazil, is known to be targeted by a generalized racial and...

A Experiência de Advocacy no caso dos Trabalhadores Ambulantes em São Paulo

Este sumário, disponível em português, faz uma reflexão sobre o processo jurídico que contestou e acabou por derrubar uma proibição da Câmara...

Executive Summary – Informal Economy IEMS Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is a qualitative and quantitative study designed to evaluate the reality of these workers’ lives....

Linking Trade and Labour Standards: A Promising Synergy or Double-edged Sword? Acta Juridica

Trade liberalisation is increasingly promoted and regulated through regional, bilateral or unilateral trade arrangements. In recent years...

Nossos filhos não recebem a atenção que merecem

Esta publicação relata os resultados de uma pesquisa em cinco cidades, que examinava o acesso das trabalhadoras informais ao cuidado de crianças...