Home-Based Workers

No Cushion to Fall Back On The Global Economic Crisis and Informal Workers

The research shows that informal enterprises and informal wage workers are affected in many of the same ways as formal firms and formal wage...

Home-Based Work and Women’s Labor Force DecisionsJournal of Labor Economics

Abstract: Home‐based work differs from other employment because the work site is the home itself. This difference means that the fixed costs...

On Castles and Commerce: Zoning Law and the Home-Business Dilemma

Discusses how zoning laws can prevent or enable the development of home-based businesses in the United States.

Home-Based Workers in Bangladesh: Statistics and Trends

This brief presents estimates of home-based workers in Bangladesh based on two rounds of labour force surveys (nationally representative...

Employment Relationships and Working Conditions in an IKEA Rattan Supply Chain

The report on Employment Relationships and Working Conditions in an IKEA Rattan Supply Chain aims to contribute to the global debate and...

Hierarchies of Care Work in South Africa: Nurses, Social Workers and Home-based Care Workers

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

A Crise Econômica Global e a Economia Informal – Sumario Executivo

Gender, Work Intensity, and Well-Being of Thai Home-Based WorkersFeminist Economics

Abstract: The contribution explores the time-use dimensions of the individual well-being of home-based workers in Thailand’s urban...

Informal Workers and Collective Bargaining: Five Case Studies

This brief summarizes the findings of a set of case studies of collective bargaining by informal workers in five different countries. Included...