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
No Place for Street Vendors: Global Capital and Local Exclusion in an East Asian Immigrant Enclave of New York City The survey on which this Resource Document is based shows that, for many people in the New York City neighbourhood of Flushing, a good neighbourhood... Read More
Informal Workers in Mexico: A Statistical Snapshot This Brief provides statistics on the informal economy and categories of informal workers in Mexico. The data in this brief are based on... Read More
Home-Based Workers in India: A Statistical Profile This statistical snapshot of India’s home-based workers offers data on the size of this workforce, age, sex, type of industry and more. Data... Read More
Tax Justice and the Informal Economy: A Review of the Debates Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the... Read More
Informal Workers in Ghana: A Statistical Snapshot This brief details recent data on informal workers in Greater Accra, urban Ghana and Ghana overall, and looks at the data: Read More
Home-Based Workers and Urban Plans, Policies and Practice: India in Comparative Perspective This paper explores the impact of local government policies and urban plans on home-based workers in India and elsewhere. It presents recent... Read More
Incineração de resíduos e Catadores: Um guia técnico sobre tecnologias de recuperação energética de resíduos sólidos Also available in: Read More
The European Union’s Commodification of Bulgarian Homeworkers: Regulating Informal Labour in Global Production Networks This paper interrogates the potential of contemporary international law instruments to realize decent work for homeworkers. It grounds the... Read More
