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
Revisiting Agency Work in Namibia and South Africa: Any Lessons from the Decent Work Agenda and the Flexicurity Approach?International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations Abstract: Namibia has recently introduced policies regarding the regulation of agency work, and South Africa is in the process of doing the... Read More
Industrial Conflict in India in the Post-Reform Period The processes of liberalisation, globalisation, and privatisation were expected to weaken the bargaining power of workers vis-à-vis employers... Read More
Informal employment and health status in Central AmericaBMC Public Health Background: Informal employment is assumed to be an important but seldom studied social determinant of health, affecting a large number of... Read More
Women and Globalisation: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Construction Workers in Contemporary India This article identifies the opportunities and constraints faced by female construction workers in urban India, citing empirical research... 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
When men do women’s work: structural adjustment, unemployment and changing gender relations in the informal economy of Accra, GhanaThe Journal of Modern African Studies Abstract: Economic crisis and structural adjustment in Ghana have put large numbers of formal sector employees and civil servants out of... Read More
The dilemma of managing the challenges of street vending in public spaces: The case of Enugu City, Nigeria Abstract: Urbanisation trend in sub-Saharan Africa in general and Nigeria in particular, is characterised by rapid urban population growth... Read More
Pesticide Vendors in the Informal Sector: Trading Health for Income Abstract: South African low-income communities face many challenges (e.g., insufficient housing, poor service delivery, and abject poverty);... Read More
A refugee in my own country: Evictions or property rights in the urban informal economy? Normative approaches to urban governance and planning and idealised visions of city space too often result in relocation or forced eviction... Read More
Dislocating modernity: Identity, space and representations of street trade in Durban, South Africa South Africa’s cities have experienced dramatic changes over the past decade. Cities are now home to a multiracial population, and have been... Read More
