All posts in Home-Based Workers
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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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Research Reports
Report on Conditions of Work and Promotion of Livelihoods in the Unorganised Sector
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Journal Articles
Building Women Homebased Workers’ Organizations in Turkey
Abstract:This article introduces Turkey HomeNet, an organisation of homebased female workers in Turkey. Turkey HomeNet is a national umbrella...
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Research Reports
Sin Colchón que Amortigüe la Caída: La Crisis Económica Global y los Trabajadores de la Economía Informal
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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Research Reports
Wages and Bottlenecks: Home-Based Work and Factory System in Istanbul
Paper from the International Conference on Globalization and Its Discontents, SUNY Cortland, 2007
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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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Journal Articles
Home-Based Enterprises in Urban Space: Obligation for Strategic Planning?Berkeley Planning Journal
One major manifestation of rapid urbanization and underdevelopment is the re-emergence of informal sector activities. This trend includes...
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