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
Social Dialogue for Social Protection: A Perspective from the Informal Economy in Southeast Asia Read More
Including the Excluded: Supporting Informal Workers for More Equal and Productive Cities in the Global South This World Resources Institute (WRI) paper examines the challenges facing the world’s urban informal workers and the barriers that exclusionary... Read More
Globalization and the Informal Economy: How Global Trade and Investment Impact on the Working Poor Read More
Domestic Workers Around the World: Organising for Empowerment Paper prepared for the Social Law Project Conference, 7-8 May 2010, Cape Town. Read More
Home Based Work in India: A Disappearing Continuum of Dependence? Paper presented at the EGDI and UNU-WIDER Conference Unlocking Human Potential: Linking the Informal and Formal Sectors, September 17-18... Read More
A Review of Street Trade in Africa University of Nairobi, Institute for Development Studies. A review commissioned by Women in Informal Employment Globalising and Organising... Read More
Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town – HINDI (Hindi) A summary based on the report by Koni Benson and Nandi Vanqa-Mgijima, International Labour Research and Information Group (ILRIG) ... Read More
WIEGO Research Project: Informal Workers’ Organizing This paper provides an overview of informal workers’ own self-organization across a number of sectors. Findings highlight both the... Read More
Non-standard and informal employment in Italy Paper for the WIEGO meeting on “Measuring Informal Employment in Developed Countries” 31 October-1 November 2008, Harvard University Read More
