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From the article: "This article introduces a symposium on informality which pushes forward the research frontier by presenting new facts, and a range of ways of conceptualising and modelling informality, especially in its interaction with the rest of the economy—national and international."
Industrialization with the introduction of newly developed technologies plays an important role for development of a country. Building construction is the basic of industrial developments. In India it is one of the fastest growing industries with an annual growth of 10%. It has wide range of...
The varieties of capitalism and employment relations literature have largely focused on formally regulated market economies, with a general neglect of the informal economy and of emerging markets where this work arrangement is dominant. In this article, however, the intention is to propose the...
The article describes findings related to women's experiences in collective enterprises, all linked to the Fair Trade movement. It includes a discussion on challenges of membership-based organizations. Related publication: Trading Our Way Up: Women Organizing for Fair Trade
Summary from article: The number of contingent, casual, irregular workers is rising both in the developed and developing world. In the United States the estimates sometimes place the number between twenty and thirty million workers. The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics in its most...
Estimated at 15 million people operating globally, informal recyclers perform a vital public service while working individually or within cooperatives. This review assesses, discusses, and compiles the physical and emotional health issues of individuals who are operating in this stigmatized sector...
This is a study of Istanbul's periodic bazaars and an attempt to place them in the context of contestation over urban space, urban poverty and informality. The periodic bazaars in the city are either disappearing or being moved to the outskirts. These trends reflect and reproduce spatial unevenness...
The English title of this German language article is "The ILO Convention Decent Work for Domestic Workers. More than a promise?" This text is based on an article of the authors in the journal "International Union Rights" (3/2011). For LuXemburg it was supplemented by Karin Pape. The supplement is...
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.