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
Social Dialogue for Social Protection: A Perspective from the Informal Economy in Southeast Asia Read More
Employment Relationships and Working Conditions in an IKEA Rattan Supply Chain The report on Employment Relationships and Working Conditions in an IKEA Rattan Supply Chain aims to contribute to the global debate and... Read More
First Take: Waste – Global Challenge, Latin American Lessons ReVista (Harvard Review of Latin America) Waste—its generation, collection and disposal—is a major global challenge in the 21st century. This is the lead article of the special issue... Read More
In the Shadow of the States: The Informalities of Chinese Petty Entrepreneurship in NigeriaJournal of Current Chinese Affairs The burgeoning interstate relation between China and Nigeria is in fact hiding the vulnerable condition of transnational Chinese petty entrepreneurship. ... Read More
Medidas cautelares para trabajadores informalesLa Revista Académica de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad La Salle La Revista Académica de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad La Salle, es un texto con rigor científico que tiene por objeto abordar... Read More
Organizing Informal Workers: Benefits, Challenges, and Successes Abstract: The informal workforce represents more than half of all workers in most developing countries and a significant share of workers... Read More
Recycling Livelihoods: A Global Network Supports Waste-Pickers in Latin America Standing for long hours in line to receive your first paycheck may sound pretty stressful. However, for recyclers in Bogotá, their first... Read More
The World’s Women 2015: Trends and Statistics This is the sixth edition in a series of reports produced by the United Nations Statistics Division every five years as called for specifically... Read More
Waste management policy: implications for landfill waste salvagers in the Western CapeInternational Journal of Environment and Waste Management Abstract: The City of Cape Town Solid Waste Management Department’s (CCTSWMD) design of a more formal, integrated and sustainable waste... Read More
A new informal economy in Africa: The case of Ghana Abstract: This paper reveals a new informal economy in Ghana, Africa – the ‘in formal informal economy’ – where the actors are highly educated... Read More
Actor networks and innovation activities among rural enterprises in a South African locality Abstract: Rural localities are often viewed as too remote, sparsely populated and poor in critical resources needed for them to be innovation... Read More
