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Informational ArticleWhy Organizing MattersOrganizing gives the poorest segments of the working class – those working in the informal economy, and especially women – a way to be seen... Read More Informational ArticleLinks with PovertyNot all informal workers are poor and not all working poor are engaged in the informal economy — but there is significant overlap between... Read More Informational ArticleWaste Pickers and the LawWaste pickers collect, sort, recycle, and sell materials that others have thrown away. They benefit urban health and sanitation, lower municipal... Read More Informational ArticleBasic Categories of Waste PickersAlthough the kinds of work waste pickers do differs across countries, some basic categories exist. These include: Read More Informational ArticleKey Debates about Street VendingStreet vending generates debates around the world. The key debates are summarized here. Read More Informational ArticleStreet Vendors and the LawStreet vendors are an integral part of the world’s urban economies, contributing to vibrant retail markets and providing an array of... Read More Informational ArticleHome-Based Workers and the LawHome-based workers produce goods or services for the market from in or around their own homes. Although largely invisible, they are engaged... Read More Informational ArticleDomestic Workers and LawDomestic workers provide essential services (e.g. cleaning, cooking, childcare, gardening) in other peoples’ homes─which allows others... Read More Informational ArticleTypology of Domestic WorkersThis material is drawn from Chen, Martha A. 2011. “Recognizing Domestic Workers, Regulating Domestic Work: Conceptual, Measurement, and Regulatory... Read More First Prev 1 2 3
Why Organizing MattersOrganizing gives the poorest segments of the working class – those working in the informal economy, and especially women – a way to be seen... Read More
Links with PovertyNot all informal workers are poor and not all working poor are engaged in the informal economy — but there is significant overlap between... Read More
Waste Pickers and the LawWaste pickers collect, sort, recycle, and sell materials that others have thrown away. They benefit urban health and sanitation, lower municipal... Read More
Basic Categories of Waste PickersAlthough the kinds of work waste pickers do differs across countries, some basic categories exist. These include: Read More
Key Debates about Street VendingStreet vending generates debates around the world. The key debates are summarized here. Read More
Street Vendors and the LawStreet vendors are an integral part of the world’s urban economies, contributing to vibrant retail markets and providing an array of... Read More
Home-Based Workers and the LawHome-based workers produce goods or services for the market from in or around their own homes. Although largely invisible, they are engaged... Read More
Domestic Workers and LawDomestic workers provide essential services (e.g. cleaning, cooking, childcare, gardening) in other peoples’ homes─which allows others... Read More
Typology of Domestic WorkersThis material is drawn from Chen, Martha A. 2011. “Recognizing Domestic Workers, Regulating Domestic Work: Conceptual, Measurement, and Regulatory... Read More
