• Precarious & Informal Transport Workers

    GLI’s new preparatory project with the International Transportworkers’ Federation (ITF) is set to launch in September 2011, exploring the growth and impact of informal and precarious work on transport in three pilot cities in Africa and Asia, and the implications for the organising strategies of ITF affiliated unions. GLI’s team…


  • Transport Workers in the Urban Informal Economy: Livelihood Profile

    GLI is pleased to announce that our new research report Transport Workers in the Urban Informal Economy: Livelihood Profile is now available to view and download. This report was commissioned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to profile the size and significance of those working in the urban informal…


  • Partnership with Northern College and Unite the Union

    GLI is delighted to announce the new partnership with Northern College and Unite the Union to develop a new range of residential advanced courses for union activists on ‘Organising in the Global Economy’. More details soon!


  • Taking Stock: Decent Work Opportunities for Women and Men in the Informal Economy

    GLI is pleased to announce that our new Workshop Report on Organising Street Vendors in Liberia is now available to view and download. This workshop was organised and facilitated by Women In Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) with two closely related aims: to strengthen the organising capacity of the…