History, Debate and Theory

Constraints on Policy Making Towards the Informal Economy in Indonesia: Lessons of the Current Decade

This study was undertaken as part of an effort to draw out policy lessons learnt since the systemic shock triggered by the 1997/98 crisis,...

Beyond the Factory: Globalisation, Informalisation of Production and the New Locations of Labour

This essay foregrounds the phenomenon of informalised self-employment and explores its implications for potentially new forms of labour activism....

Who Cares? article in Feministische Studien

Who cares? Drei politische Tagungen im März 2014 in Berlin This article (in German) was written by Karin Pape, the Deputy Director of WIEGO’s...

Informal Labour Markets and Development

The Informal Economy, Social Protection and Empowerment: Linkages And Good Practices For Poverty Reduction

Managing Resources, Activities, and Risk in Urban India: The Impact of SEWA Bank

The Jobs Crisis: What Are the Implications for Employment and Social Policy?

Background document for the OECD Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting, Paris, 28-29 Sept 2009: 8-9.

Socio-economic Security Over the Life Course: A Global Review of Social Protection

Prepared for the Ford Foundation’s Social Protection Committee

Social Protection for Informal Workers: Insecurities, Instruments and Institutional Mechanisms

Labour Conditions for Construction: Decent Work, Building Cities and The Role of Local Authorities