Poverty / Inequality

Legal Empowerment of the Poor: The Re-emergence of a Lost Strand of Human Rights?

Abstract: This paper considers the contribution of the UNDP’s Legal Empowerment of the Poor (LEP) framework to the rights and poverty...

The Low-Wage Recovery and Growing Inequality

NELP Summary: This report updates NELP’s previous analyses of job loss and job growth trends during and after the Great Recession. More information...

Black Money, Black Labor: Collection of Brokerage Fees from Migrant Caregivers in Israel

From the paper’s introdution: “Kav LaOved conducted a survey in March 2013, with data from 835 migrant workers who arrived in...

Tous concernés : Pourquoi moins d’inégalité profite à tous

L’écart continue de se creuser entre riches et pauvres. Au cours des décennies ayant précédé la Grande récession, la croissance économique...

Out of the Shadows: Organising and protecting domestic workers in Europe: The role of trade unions

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The Inequality of Declining Wages During the Recovery

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Territorial Legends: Politics of Indigeneity, Migration, and Urban Citizenship in Pasighat

Exploring how the policy of protection of indigenous people works on the ground in Pasighat, a town in Arunachal Pradesh, this paper brings...

Temporary Help Workers in the U.S. Labor Market

Summary: The number of jobs in the temporary help services industry reached an all-time high of 2.9 million in May 2015, accounting for 2.4...

Electronic Waste in Developing Countries – Recycling, Responsibility, Revenue for the Poor?

Decent Work and Poverty Reduction Strategies: A reference manual for ILO staff and constituents