May Day 2026: Worker Organizations Uphold Democracy Amidst Rising Conflict and Authoritarianism Read More
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Bringing Back Social ForestryEconomic and Political Weekly India’s social forestry programme promised much in the late-1970s and mid-1980s. It became the programme to be emulated for many developing... Read More
Rethinking Gender and Waste: Exploratory Findings from Participatory Action Research in Brazil This article focuses on how women waste pickers identify and deal with hierarchical gender relations. Based on findings from an exploratory... Read More
The Efficiency of Informality: Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Reductions from Informal Recycling in Bogotá, Colombia Abstract: The dual challenges of increasing urbanization and consumption are centered in cities in the Global South, where growing waste... Read More
The Changed World of Work Abstract: The majority of workers in the global south, and increasing numbers in the north, work in the informal economy. Most are de facto... Read More
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Waste Pickers and Cities This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. Read More
Protecting caste livelihoods on the western coast of India: an intersectional analysis of Udupi’s fisherwomen This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. Read More
Procrastination in Recognizing the Rights of Domestic Workers in Ethiopia Abstract: The 1960 Ethiopian Civil Code regulates domestic working conditions, and it largely depends on employers’ sense of fairness. The... Read More
