International Labour Conference 2026: What Does the New Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy Mean for Workers? Read More
WIEGO and Royal Academy of Engineering seek expressions of interest for symposium on circular economy Read More
May Day 2026: Worker Organizations Uphold Democracy Amidst Rising Conflict and Authoritarianism Read More
A Rights-based Approach to Formalization: Transformative Change through Collective Bargaining Read More
Monitoramento de eventos climáticos extremos e impactos no trabalho de catadores de materiais recicláveis (MCTC) Read More
Home-Based Workers in India: Statistics and Trends This brief presents numbers and analysis of home-based workers in India from 1999-00 to 2011-12. It is based on data collected by the National... Read More
Health Insurance in India: The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana This policy brief explores the challenges faced by India’s poor workers in using the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), the largest... Read More
Statistics on Home-Based Workers in Nepal This brief presents estimates of homebased workers in Nepal, certain characteristics of their work, their age distribution and family composition.... Read More
The Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme: Assessing Access by Informal Workers In 2003 the Ghanaian government introduced, a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) – an, innovative and large scale attempt to extend,... Read More
Home-Based Workers in Bangladesh: Statistics and Trends This brief presents estimates of home-based workers in Bangladesh based on two rounds of labour force surveys (nationally representative... Read More
Organising Street Vendors: “Gente de Confiar” Radio Progamme, Lima, Peru An authentically democratic community requires open channels of communication between citizens. Street markets offer a natural setting for... Read More
Supporting Women Home-Based Workers: The Approach of the Self-Employed Womens, Association in India The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) of India is a national labour union that organizes women, workers in the informal economy... Read More
Budgeting and the Informal Economy in Accra, Ghana About 86 per cent of Ghanaian workers work in the informal economy but together they earn only 40 per cent of national income. This is because... Read More
Measurement of Employment-Related Income: Concepts, Data Sources and a Test of Methods This brief aims at reviewing the possibility of measuring income from employment with existing sources, in particular, assessing the feasibility... Read More
Street Vendors Organising: The Case of the Women’s Network (Red de Mujeres), Lima, Peru Street vendors have occupied public space in central Lima since the colonial period, and the first recorded attempt to regulate street trade... Read More
