International Labour Conference 2026: What Does the New Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy Mean for Workers? Read More
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Building movements in the informal economy: Lessons for advancing labour rights in the circular economy Read More
Analysing the Structural Change and Growth Relationship in IndiaEconomic and Political Weekly Examining the link between structural change and growth in India, this study constructs indices of structural change, and performs a panel... Read More
Mediating from the margins: The role of intermediaries in facilitating participation in markets by poor producersSouth African Journal of Labour Relations Abstract: This article argues that the preponderance of market intermediaries is driven by two imprimaturs. The first relates to the global... Read More
Informal Institutions and Personal Rule in Urban GhanaAfrican Studies Review Abstract: Contrary to expectations of modern democratic development, the establishment of liberal-democratic institutions in Ghana has not... Read More
Work and Wellbeing in Informal Economies: The Regulative Roles of Institutions of Identity and the StateWorld Development Summary: The larger part of the economy in most developing countries is outside the regulative control of the state. When defined in this... Read More
Does Informal Employment Exist in the United States and Other Developed Countries? New Solutions Abstract: This editorial argues that informal employment does exist in developed countries and needs to be studied as such to complement... Read More
Informal Urbanism in the USA: New Challenges for Theory and PracticePlanning Theory and Practice Devlin describes the case of immigrant food vendors in an area of Brooklyn and how as they became more popular with better off New Yorkers... Read More
A ‘Wild West’ of trade? African women and men and the gendering of globalisation from below in GuangzhouIdentities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Based on fieldwork in Guangzhou, this paper documents the activities of a group of African women traders, highlighting their role in constituting... Read More
Informal recycling and occupational health in Santo André, Brazil Abstract: The collection of recyclables is a widespread activity among urban poor, particularly in countries with large socio-economic disparities.... Read More
Hierarchies of care work in South Africa: nurses, social workers and home-based care workers This article by Francie Lund, who led WIEGO’s Social Protection Programme from 2000-2016, is chapter 21 (page 465-79) of the volume. ... Read More
Amplifying voice, visibility and validity. Waste pickers in Jo’burg citySouth African Labour Bulletin The November/December 2017 edition of the South African Labour Bulletin features the article, “Amplifying voice, visibility and validity.... Read More
