Organizing Women Workers In The Informal Economy
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Organizing Women Workers In The Informal Economy
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Author : Naila Kabeer
language : en
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Release Date : 2013-03-14
Organizing Women Workers In The Informal Economy written by Naila Kabeer and has been published by Zed Books Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-14 with Political Science categories.
Women as a group have often been divided by a number of intersecting inequalities: class, race, ethnicity, caste. As individuals - often isolated in reproductive or other home-based work - their weapons of resistance have tended to be restricted to the traditional weapons of the weak: hidden subversions and individualised struggles. Organizing Women Workers in the Informal Economy explores the emergence of an alternative repertoire among women working in the growing informal sectors of the global South: the weapons of organization and mobilization. This crucial book offers vibrant accounts of how women working as farm workers, sex workers, domestic workers, waste pickers, fisheries workers and migrant factory workers have organized for collective action. What gives these precarious workers the impetus and courage to take up these steps? What resources do they draw on in order to transcend their structurally disadvantaged position within the economy? And what continues to hamper their efforts to gain social recognition for themselves as women, as workers and as citizens? With first-hand accounts from authors closely involved in emerging organizations, this collection documents how women workers have come together to carve out new identities for themselves, define what matters to them, and develop collective strategies of resistance and struggle.
Women In Trade Unions
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Author : Margaret H. Martens
language : en
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Release Date : 1994
Women In Trade Unions written by Margaret H. Martens and has been published by International Labour Organization this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Business & Economics categories.
This work offers a varied collection of case studies, from both developing and developed countries, on organizing women workers at national and local level in areas that are difficult to organize - small-scale enterprises, the rural and urban informal sectors, home work, domestic service and export processing zones.; This book is a source of material, lessons and ideas for all those involved in, or planning to embark on, such initiatives.
Informal Women Workers In The Global South
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Author : Jayati Ghosh
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-01-28
Informal Women Workers In The Global South written by Jayati Ghosh and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-28 with Business & Economics categories.
Formalising employment is a desirable policy goal, but how it is done matters greatly, especially for women workers. Indeed, formalisation policies that do not recognise gendered realities and prevailing socio-economic conditions may be less effective and even counterproductive. This book examines the varying trajectories of formalisation and their impact on women workers in five developing countries in Asia and Africa: India, Thailand, South Africa, Ghana and Morocco. They range from low- to middle-income countries, which are integrated into global financial and goods markets to differing degrees and have varying labour market and macroeconomic conditions. The case studies, using macro and survey data as well as in-depth analysis of particular sectors, provide interesting and sometimes surprising insights. Despite some limited successes in providing social protection benefits to some informal workers, most formalisation policies have not really improved the working conditions of women workers. In many cases, that is because the policies are gender-blind and insensitive to the specific needs of women workers. The impact of formalisation policies on women in developing countries is relatively under-researched. This book provides new evidence that will be applicable across a wide range of developing country contexts and will be of interest to policymakers, feminist economists and students of economics, labour, gender and development studies, public policy, politics and sociology.
The Informal Economy Revisited
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Author : Martha Chen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-07-14
The Informal Economy Revisited written by Martha Chen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-14 with Business & Economics categories.
This landmark volume brings together leading scholars in the field to investigate recent conceptual shifts, research findings and policy debates on the informal economy as well as future challenges and directions for research and policy. Well over half of the global workforce and the vast majority of the workforce in developing countries work in the informal economy, and in countries around the world new forms of informal employment are emerging. Yet the informal workforce is not well understood, remains undervalued and is widely stigmatised. Contributors to the volume bridge a range of disciplinary perspectives including anthropology, development economics, law, political science, social policy, sociology, statistics, urban planning and design. The Informal Economy Revisited also focuses on specific groups of informal workers, including home-based workers, street vendors and waste pickers, to provide a grounded insight into disciplinary debates. Ultimately, the book calls for a paradigm shift in how the informal economy is perceived to reflect the realities of informal work in the Global South, as well as the informal practices of the state and capital, not just labour. The Informal Economy Revisited is the culmination of 20 years of pioneering work by WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing), a global network of researchers, development practitioners and organisations of informal workers in 90 countries. Researchers, practitioners, policy-makers and advocates will all find this book an invaluable guide to the significance and complexities of the informal economy, and its role in today’s globalised economy. The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429200724, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license
Role Of Women In Informal Sector Development
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Author : Asian Productivity Organization
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Role Of Women In Informal Sector Development written by Asian Productivity Organization and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Informal sector (Economics) categories.
Globalisation And Challenges Of Organising Among Women In The Informal Sector In Nigeria
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Author : Dung Pam Sha
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Globalisation And Challenges Of Organising Among Women In The Informal Sector In Nigeria written by Dung Pam Sha and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Globalization categories.
Development Centre Studies Tackling Vulnerability In The Informal Economy
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Author : OECD
language : en
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Release Date : 2019-05-21
Development Centre Studies Tackling Vulnerability In The Informal Economy written by OECD and has been published by OECD Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-21 with categories.
A majority of workers in the world are informally employed and contribute to economic and social development through market and non-market activities that are not protected, regulated, well-recognised or valued. This study provides an in-depth diagnosis of informality and the vulnerability prevailing in the informal economy. It explores new ideas to improve the lives of workers in the informal economy based on the ILO indicators of informality and the new OECD Key Indicators of Informality based on Individuals and their Household (KIIbIH).
Worker Identity Agency And Economic Development
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Author : Elizabeth Hill
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-07-02
Worker Identity Agency And Economic Development written by Elizabeth Hill and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-02 with Business & Economics categories.
More than nine out of every ten working women in India are employed in the informal economy, unprotected by labour laws and excluded from basic forms of social security. They work as daily labourers in the fields, small producers and industrial outworkers in their own homes and as vendors on the streets. These workers typically receive very low wages and experience extreme forms of social, economic and political marginalisation. This book examines what types of interventions can improve the well-being of women working in the Indian informal economy. Using the case study of the Self Employed Women’s Association, Worker Identity, Agency and Economic Development argues that work-life reform for informal women workers has moral and social dimensions, as well as economic. Drawing on the work of social philosopher Axel Honneth, the book argues that worker agency is critical to the process of work-life reform in the informal economy. Using empirical data collected amongst SEWA members the study shows that there is a positive and developmental relationship between a worker’s identity, or psychological integrity, and her actual capacity to engage in the political economy for constructive change. The study shows that membership based organisations can promote the social foundations of recognition and respect that are critical to identity and agency, as well as provide worker’s with real opportunities to develop alternative non-exploitative economic institutions that deliver improved wages and social security. But in organizing informal workers for collective action the existing distribution of power and wealth, as well as gender privilege are challenged. The result is social conflict and sometimes violence. Conflict of this nature is endemic to the development process, but is often overlooked in development literature and policy design. The book will be of interest to development scholars and practitioners, as well as those interested in the dynamics of women’s empowerment and socio-economic change for informal economy workers.
Confronting State Capital And Patriarchy
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Author : Amrita Chhachhi
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1996-04-12
Confronting State Capital And Patriarchy written by Amrita Chhachhi and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-04-12 with Political Science categories.
Confronting State, Capital and Patriarchy brings together documentation of women's struggles in the process of industrialisation, within and outside traditional workers' organizations. With contributions from researchers and activists particularly in Asia, Africa and Latin America, the volume gives a broad display of both the constraints, and the ingenuity and determination with which women workers strive to improve their situation. Through both theory and rich empirical detail, the volume demonstrates the integral linkages between the home, workplace, and the state and international arenas, and between activists and academe in response to technological and industrial restructuring.
Women And Men In The Informal Economy
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Women And Men In The Informal Economy written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Economic development categories.
This publication provides, for the first time, direct measures of informal employment inside and outside informal enterprises for 47 countries. It also presents statistics on the composition and contribution of the informal economy as well as on specific groups of urban informal workers.