May Day 2026: Worker Organizations Uphold Democracy Amidst Rising Conflict and Authoritarianism Read More
Corporate Capitalism in the Name of Social Security The many schemes that have been announced in the name of social security are limited in scope and the quantum of security they prefer. The... Read More
Bwala Five FiveWorld Environment Magazine This photodocumentary about “Ghana: Picking Waste for a Living” begins on page 56. Read More
Measuring Indian Growth The article offers some explanations for the large changes in growth rates in the rebased gross domestic product series, but argues that... 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 unexpected power of informal workers in the public square: A comparison of Mexican and U.S. organizing models Abstract: Street vendors in Mexico and day laborers in the United States, both groups of informal workers who labor in public space, face... Read More
Public Space, Public Waste, and the Right to the City Abstract: I draw on my experiences as an organizer with a waste-pickers collective, Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat in Pune, India,... Read More
Street trade, neoliberalisation and the control of space: Nairobi’s Central Business District in the era of entrepreneurial urbanism.Journal of Eastern African Studies The article discusses this hypothesis by examining the evolution of spatial politics on the streets of Nairobi’s Central Business District... Read More
The Making of “World-Class” Delhi: Relations Between Street Hawkers and the New Middle Class.Antipode Urban India is undergoing transformation as formal electoral politics increasingly favors the new middle class. Scholarship tends to compartmentalize... Read More
“We beat the path by walking” Part II: Three construction projects that advanced the learning and credibility of the Indian AllianceEnvironment and Urbanization This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. Read More
Ratification as International Solidarity – Reflections on Switzerland and Decent Work for Domestic WorkersConnecticut Journal of International Law Read More
