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  • Research Reports

    Living in the Background: Home-based Women Workers and Poverty Persistence

    CPRC Working Paper 97

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  • Research Reports

    The Urban Informal Workforce: Home-Based Workers

    These findings are based on research conducted in 2012 as part of the Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS), a project under Inclusive...

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  • Research Reports

    Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers

    This is the Executive Summary of the full Sector Report that synthesizes qualitative and quantitative data from the first (2012) round of...

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  • Journal Articles

    Positioning women homeworkers in a global footwear production network: How can homeworkers improve agency, influence and claim rights?The Journal of Industrial Relations

    Abstract: This article analyses the position of women footwear homeworkers, using global production networks as a conceptual lens. Using...

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  • Project Reports

    Women Workers in the Informal Sector in South Asia: Creating an Enabling Environment

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Trading Our Way Up: Women Organizing for Fair Trade

    This book details the findings of the multicountry action research project Women Organizing for Fair Trade, funded by the Dutch Ministry...

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  • Research Reports

    Enfrentando a Crise: Recessão Persistente, Inflação Crescente, e a Força de Trabalho Informal

    Report available in English here. Relatório disponível em português aqui. Informe disponible en español aquí.  

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  • City/Country Level Reports

    Estimating the Number and Economic Contribution of Home-Based Garment Producers in Ahmedabad

    NCAER Working Paper Series No. 75

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    The Hidden Assembly Line: Gender Dynamics of subcontracted Work in a Global Economy

    As described on amazon.com, “The Hidden Assembly Line studies the impact of subcontracted work in different national settings, linking...

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  • Policy Briefs

    Housing and Urban Service Needs of Home-Based Workers: Findings From a Seven-Country Study

    This policy brief considers linkages between urban infrastructure and livelihood issues for home-based workers. It is based on a series of...

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