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Home-based work and homework in Ghana : an exploration

Darkwah, Akosua Keseboa; Tsikata, Dzodzi - 2021

This research report explores the nature and character of home-based work and the more narrow concept of homework in Ghana. As labour statistics on home-based work and homework are absent, the research draws on interviews with 124 individuals working in agro-processing, arts and crafts, industry...

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What has been driving work-to-work transitions in the emerging world? : a comparative study of Indonesia and South Africa

Brehm, Johannes; Doku, Angela; Escudero, Verónica - 2023

There is little knowledge about the shape, prominence and drivers of work-to-work transitions in low- and middle-income countries. This paper examines these elements in the context of South Africa and Indonesia - two middle-income countries with similar development levels yet different labour...

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Digital labour platforms and labour protection in China

Zhou, Irene - 2020

the digital labour platforms for labour regulation in China and the potential applicability of existing laws and … focus on working conditions in China, followed by analysis on how labour regulation is complicated by the platform business …

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Employment and wage disparities between rural and urban areas

Ananian, Sévane; Dellaferrera, Giulia - 2024

Statistical evidence from 58 countries shows that although people in rural areas are more likely to be in employment than those in urban ones, they also tend to have jobs that can put them at risk of experiencing inadequate labour protection as well as low pay. In particular, rural workers are...

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Homeworking in the Philippines : bad job? Good job?

King-Dejardin, Amelita M. - 2021

This report focuses on two categories of homeworkers in the Philippines: industrial homeworkers, who assemble or fabricate goods for factories, retailers or their agents under subcontracting arrangements; and online workers, who render services to their clients or employers via...

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Negotiations by workers in the informal economy

Schmidt, Verena; Webster, Edward; Mhlana, Siviwe; … - 2023

Negotiations are a valuable and important tool for increasing the voice of workers in the informal economy. This paper provides empirical evidence from Africa, Asia and the Americas on negotiations and collective bargaining by workers in the informal economy. These practices demonstrate that...

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Economic crisis accelerates urban structural change via inter-sectoral labour mobility

Straulino, Daniel; Diodato, Dario; O'Clery, Neave - 2022

Are recessions drivers of structural change? Here we investigate the resilience of cities, and argue that a re-allocation of labour between industrial sectors in times of crisis induces an acceleration in structural change. Using UK data, we find that cities experienced a sharp increase in...

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Policies to address the challenges of existing and new forms of informality in Latin America

Abramo, Lais - 2022

The phenomenon of informality in Latin America is strongly conditioned by the main structural axes of the social … tackling informality in a more appropriate, efficient and sustainable manner and of making progress in expanding the … decent work. This paper reviews the conceptual discussion on existing and new forms of informality in Latin America and …

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Ride-hailing versus traditional taxi services : the experiences of taxi drivers in Lebanon

Yassin, Jad; Rani, Uma - 2022

Lebanon is experiencing a structural transformation of its economy and labour market, but at the same time has been hit by a series of crises in recent years. In the face of rising unemployment, it is often argued that digital platforms can offer new employment and income-generating...

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Jobs, access to credit and informality in the Middle East and North Africa

Brancati, Emanuele; Di Maio, Michele; Rahman, Aminur - 2022

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