Livelihoods

Corporate Capitalism in the Name of Social Security

The many schemes that have been announced in the name of social security are limited in scope and the quantum of security they prefer. The...

Gathering Occupational Health Data from Informal Workers: The Brazilian Experience

Abstract: This study describes how occupational health data have been gathered by the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) to provide morbidity...

Urban livelihoods: reviewing the evidence in support of the New Urban Agenda

SUMMARY: The New Urban Agenda (NUA) recognizes the role played by the urban informal economy and makes bold commitments to inclusive urban...

Waste Pickers Without Frontiers

Collective Care Agreements in the Informal Labour Market: Road Transport Workers in Pakistan

Home is Where the Work is: Inside New York’s Domestic Work Industry

Addressing inequality and economic marginalisation

Cape Town: Institute for African Alternatives

The Informal Economy and Employment in Brazil

The book presents some in-depth cases regarding specific informal economic activities in Brazil (waste pickers and street vendors at Porto...

Organizing Labour in the Informal Economy: Institutional Forms & Relationships

Abstract in French and English. Article in English.

Protection Sociale et Emploi : Regards Croisés Sur la Mondialisation en Europe et en Chine