All posts in Home-Based Workers
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Project Reports
Building Capacity for Change: Developing Women’s Leadership and Business Skills
This is an account of the “Developing Leadership & Business Skills for Informal Women Workers in Fair Trade” project, which took place...
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Research Reports
Out of the Shadows: Homebased Workers Organize for International Recognition
SEEDS, No. 18
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Research Reports
Case Studies of Home-Based Workers
Supported by UNIFEM
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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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Journal Articles
Women’s Home-Centered Work in India: The Gendered Politics of SpaceInternational Planning Development Review
The increase in poorly paid home-centred work has become a global phenomenon. In India, social restrictions on women’s spatial mobility...
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Organizing Briefs
Challenges and Experiences in Organizing Home-Based Workers in Bulgaria
The Home-Based Workers’ Association in Bulgaria is an extraordinary example of how informal women workers have managed to build a strong...
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Statistical Briefs
Statistics on Home-Based Workers in Nepal
This brief presents estimates of homebased workers in Nepal, certain characteristics of their work, their age distribution and family composition....
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Journal Articles
Legal reforms for the self-employed: three urban cases
Four out of five urban workers in modern India are engaged in the informal economy, and half of these are self-employed. This article examines...
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Books & Book Chapters
Chains of Production, Ladders of Protection: Social Protection for Workers in the Informal Economy
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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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