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Social Dialogue for Social Protection: A Perspective from the Informal Economy in Southeast Asia Read More
Collective Bargaining by Informal Workers in the Global South: Where and How It Takes Place This Working Paper examines what collective negotiation (bargaining) looks like and what it means for informal worker organizations and their... Read More
Inclusive Public Spaces for Informal Livelihoods: A Discussion Paper for Urban Planners and Policy Makers The Discussion Paper opens with a brief overview of academic discourse and policy debates on public space. Section II presents recent statistical... Read More
Projeto Cuidar – Mapeamento de Riscos de Saúde de Catadores/as Este relatório apresenta um resumo dos resultados do Projeto Cuidar , uma iniciativa conjunta do Programa de Proteção Social e Programa de... Read More
Childcare from the perspective of women informal workers Early Childhood Matters aims to elevate key issues, spread awareness of promising solutions to support holistic child development and explore... Read More
Including the Excluded: Supporting Informal Workers for More Equal and Productive Cities in the Global South This World Resources Institute (WRI) paper examines the challenges facing the world’s urban informal workers and the barriers that exclusionary... Read More
Women and Men in the Informal Economy: A Statistical Picture 3rd edition In this third edition of Women and Men in the Informal Economy: A Statistical Picture, the ILO presents the first global estimates of informal... Read More
Informal Workers & The Future of Work: A Defence of Work-Related Social Protection This Working Paper responds to current debates on the future of social protection as employment relationships become increasingly non-existent,... Read More
