Occupational Group: Garment Workers

HOME-BASED WORKERS: A New Kind of Isolation

Home-based workers who produce goods and services for local markets or for national and international buyers have always been isolated and...

This new crisis underscores old injustices in the global economy

Grim reports of overwhelmed health systems from here and other parts of Europe, as well as North America, have dominated COVID-19 coverage...

Esta nueva crisis acentúa las antiguas injusticias de la economía global 

La cobertura de COVID-19 por parte de muchos de los medios de comunicación más influyentes del mundo ha estado dominada por informes desalentadores...

Cette nouvelle crise fait ressortir les vieilles injustices dans l’économie mondiale

Les rapports sinistres sur les systèmes de santé débordés d’ici et d’autres parties de l’Europe, ainsi que de l’Amérique du Nord, ont dominé...

Llaman a proteger economía informal

Llaman a proteger economía informal – Pide WIEGO CDMX ayudas para 52% de población activa económicamente  

Homeworkers Organizing for Economic Empowerment

From 2019-2022, the Home-based Workers Organizing for Economic Empowerment Project will help homeworkers who belong to membership-based worker...

Subcontracted Women Workers in the Garment Industry in India

Public Disclosure, Reputation Sensitivity, and Labor Law Compliance: Evidence from Better Factories CambodiaReview of Development Economics

This article is included in a special issue of the journal which includes 11 articles focused on informality. 

Social Protection for Informal Workers in the Garment Industry: Philippines and Thailand

Bringing Commodity Chain Analysis Back to its World Systems Roots: Rediscovering Women’s Work and Households

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