All posts in The Americas
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Research Reports
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...
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Organizing Briefs
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...
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Books & Book Chapters
Informal Employment: Rethinking Workforce Development
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Books & Book Chapters
Employment Change and Economic Vulnerability in the US
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Journal Articles
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...
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Books & Book Chapters
A Framework for Analyzing Social Protection for Workers in the Informal Economy
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Research Reports
WIEGO Report on the Policy Environment of Informal Urban Waste Pickers and Artisanal Mine Workers in Colombia
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WIEGO Publication Series
Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Brazil and Belo Horizonte
This paper provides an analysis of government budgets related to specific groups of informal workers in Belo Horizonte, the capital of the...
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Journal Articles
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...
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Research Reports
Trajetόrias e Memόrias dos Fόruns Lixo e Cidadania No Brasil: Experimentos Singulares de Justiça Social e Governança Participativa
Summary available in English here.
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