All posts in Home-Based Workers
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Journal Articles
Organising home-based workers in the global economy: an action-research approachDevelopment in Practice
Abstract: This article describes an action-research project which has the multiple objectives of mapping the range of home-based work in...
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Research Reports
City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Bangkok, Thailand
In Bangkok, WIEGO partnered with HomeNet Thailand to carry out this study. This report outlines key findings and policy recommendations for...
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Technical Briefs
How to Assess Security of Tenure and Emulate Mortgages for Financing Semi-Formal Homes: Lessons from Mahila Housing SEWA Trust
Nohn and Bhatt’s Technical Brief examines how the Mahila Housing Trust (MHT) has tackled the issue of housing loans in contexts of tenure...
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Research Reports
Extending Labor Standards to Informal Workers at the Base of Global Garment Value Chains: New Institutions in the Labor Market
This report presents three examples of emerging institutional arrangements in the labor market from the perspective of the author who works...
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Research Reports
Report on the Working and Living Conditions of Workers in Beedi Industry in India
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Research Reports
No Cushion to Fall Back On – Executive Summary
Report available in English here.Informe disponible en español aquí.Fact Sheet available in English here.Ficha Técnica disponible en español...
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Statistical Briefs
A Guide to Obtaining Data on Types of Informal Workers in Official Statistics
This brief provides a practical guide to collecting and compiling statistics on specific categories of informal workers – home based workers,...
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Books & Book Chapters
Progrès des Femmes à Travers le Monde 2005, Le: Les Femmes le Travail et la Pauvreté
Available in English here Disponible en español aquí Disponible en français ici Plus d’informations est disponible sur le site de...
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Journal Articles
Outworkers and Precarity: The Case of Victorian Clothing WorkersJust Policy: A Journal of Australian Social Policy
Abstract: Clothing outworkers are some of the most exploited and marginalised workers in the Australian labour market. If trade unions are...
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Research Reports
Policy Recommendations, Informal Economy Monitoring Study – Bangkok’s Home-Based Workers: Realities & Recommendations
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