Global Labour Institute

  • Electrifying Informal Transport: Putting Workers at the Centre of the Transition

    As cities across Africa move toward electrifying informal transport systems, a critical question emerges: how can this transition be both green and socially just? The Global Labour Institute (GLI), the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and VREF – Volvo Research and Educational Foundations, in partnership with C40 Cities, are developing practical Labour Impact Assessment (LIA) training materials. These materials aim to help cities…

    Georgia

  • A yellow mini bus taxi with writing and drawings on the sid, is parked on a road with a man on a motorbike driving next to it

    Building Capacity for Just Transitions: New Training Materials to Support Labour Equity in African Transport

    To ensure African transport reforms are socially equitable, a new initiative is developing practical toolkits to help cities assess the potential impact of change on informal economy workers, and integrate the realities of their livelihoods into major transport reform and infrastructure projects. This project — a collaboration between GLI, ITF, and VREF, in partnership with C40 Cities — aims to align green infrastructure…

    Georgia

  • StreetNet International & GLI collaborate on Barometer Project

    Informal street vendors and market traders make huge economic and social contributions, but many workers major challenges at work, including insecurity, long working hours, poor working environments, violence and harassment, lack of affordable finance and low levels of representation. In 2024, StreetNet International (SNI) – a global alliance of organisations of street vendors and informal economy…

    Georgia