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Work and Labour
Paid work has undergone transformation over recent years. Globalisation, deregulation of labour markets and economic liberalisation are promoting the increasing insecurity and vulnerability of workers. Flexible, informal, contract and migrant labour is becoming the norm in most domestic and export sectors. An increasing proportion of the labour force is female. Many workers are denied access to labour rights, employment benefits or legal and social protection. Addressing the 'working poor' is central to sustainable poverty reduction.
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Addressing trade injustices surest route to tackling poverty and securing common good
Published: 24 Nov 2011
Listen to Fairtrade Foundation Director and former IDS student, Harriet Lamb, at last week's Sussex Development Lecture.
Shooting the messenger: Controversy over farmworker conditions in South Africa
Published: 14 Sep 2011
Government and farmer rejection of recent report misses opportunity to capitalise on South Africa's progressive labour laws.
The care-less economy: Rethinking the economic role of unpaid care work
Published: 8 Mar 2011
On International Women’s Day, IDS Research Fellow Rosalind Eyben challenges policymakers to rethink the economic role of unpaid care work.
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Latest Publications on Work and Labour »
- Waldman, L. (2011) The Politics of Asbestos: Understandings of Risk, Disease and Protest, London: Earthscan
- Justino, P. and Shemyakina, O. (2010) 'Remittances and Labor Supply in Post-Conflict Tajikistan', Households in Conflict Network 83, Brighton:
- Hossain, N. (2010) 'SICR Summary Bangladesh'
- Hossain, N. (2010) 'SICR Summary Indonesia'
- Hossain, N (2010) 'SICR Summary Kenya'
Work and Labour projects at IDS »»
- DRC on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty - The DRC is a five-year programme funded by the UK Department for International Development and is based at the Sussex Centre for Migration Research at the University of Sussex. (Ongoing)
- Employment Creation Programmes - IDS was contracted to write a paper on international experience with employment creation programmes (especially through the construction of infrastructure). (Ongoing)
- Ethical Trade in African Horticulture: Gender, Rights and Participation - This project aimed to investigate ways in which codes implemented by from buyers in Europe could address the rights and needs of all workers, especially women and non-permanent workers. (2002 - 2003)
- Ethical Trade in the Personal Care Sector - The objective of the study is to identify drivers and constraints of ethical trade in the Personal Care (Health and Beauty) sector. (2008 - 2008)
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