International Labour Conference 2026: What Does the New Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy Mean for Workers? Read More
May Day 2026: Worker Organizations Uphold Democracy Amidst Rising Conflict and Authoritarianism Read More
Building movements in the informal economy: Lessons for advancing labour rights in the circular economy Read More
Refusing to be Cast Aside: Waste Pickers Organising Around the World This book is organised around some of the key themes related to the organising of waste pickers and their integration into municipal waste... Read More
Rising from the Waste– Organising Wastepickers in India, Thailand and the Philippines Abstract: Read More
The Informal Economy, Social Protection and Empowerment: Linkages And Good Practices For Poverty Reduction Read More
Trajectories and Memories – Waste and Citizenship Forums: Unique Experiments of Social Justice and Participatory Governance Summary of PhD Thesis by Sonia Maria Dias. Full thesis available in Portuguese here. Read More
Trajetόrias e Memόrias dos Fόruns Lixo e Cidadania No Brasil: Experimentos Singulares de Justiça Social e Governança Participativa Summary available in English here. Read More
Wasted Citizenship: Reclaimers and the Privatised Expansion of the Public Sphere Dakar, Senegal: Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa. Read More
Mopping Up the Labour Shortage – The Privatisation of Waste Management and Gendered Work Reorganisation Read More
Addressing Informality, Reducing PovertyPoverty in Focus There is increasing recognition that decent and productive employment is an essential pathway to poverty reduction. Most of the working poor... Read More
Domestic Workers Organize!Working USA This article traces the history of domestic worker organizing in the U.S. It challenges the long-standing assumption that these—primarily... Read More
