Public and Workplace Services

Pesticide Vendors in the Informal Sector: Trading Health for Income

Abstract: South African low-income communities face many challenges (e.g., insufficient housing, poor service delivery, and abject poverty);...

Les femmes travailleuses de l’économie informelle se mobilisent pour la garde d’enfants

Ce rapport soutient que les prestations de maternité et les services de garde d’enfants pour les travailleuses de l´informel méritent...

Extension de la protection sociale aux travailleurs et travailleuses de l’informel

Étendre la protection sociale aux travailleuses et travailleurs de l’informel, qui pour la plupart sont exclus de toute protection...

Health Conditions of Recyclable Waste Pickers

Abstract: The presence of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among vulnerable populations is a rarely discussed subject. Thus, the...

Urban Responses to Street Trading: India

This paper analyzes the situation of street vendors in big cities, the reasons for this informal sector that is continuously increasing as...

Street Traders and their Organisations in South Africa

From the booklet, “The main aim of the research and booklet is to help build strong local and national organisations so that street...

Law and Globalization from Below

Analyzes the role of law in the global social justice movement, with case studies from scholars from the Global North and Global South.

Value of Formalization for Women Entrepreneurs in Developing Contexts: A Review and Research AgendaInternational Journal of Management Reviews

Abstract: Formalization is constantly being proposed as being of great benefit to business expansion and success. This claim, however, has...

Revisiting Labour Markets: Implications Implications for Macroeconomics and Social Protection

New strategies for old-age income security in low income countries