Essays about: "Informal sector, vulnerability"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Informal sector, vulnerability.

  1. 1. Female paid domestic work in Lima : A contemporary case study on informality and changed forms of emploment

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nordiska Latinamerikainstitutet

    Author : Inger Magnusson; [2023]
    Keywords : Feminized domestic work; forms of employment; informality; devaluation; female empowerment; autonomy and economic independence; feminist care economy and human capital theory;

    Abstract : The objective of this thesis on the paid feminized domestic work is to describe the two current forms of employment of the live-inside maids and the live-outside domestic workers of paid domestic work in Lima Peru. The live-inside employment, cama adentro is the traditional form of maids living inside the household, and secondly, the live-outside employment, cama afuera, describes the working woman as an independent worker who lives outside the household. READ MORE

  3. 2. The informal sector workers in India: a precarious situation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Aleksandras Bubnys; [2022]
    Keywords : informal sector in India; precarity; thematic analysis; social security; Employment Precarity Index; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Informal employment in the 21st century is increasingly prevalent across the world and becomes particularly insecure in the Global South. This thesis studies different aspects of the precarious nature of informal sector jobs in a specific district in India. READ MORE

  4. 3. The livelihoods of municipal solid waste workers – sustainable or a vicious cycle of debt and vulnerability? : A case study in Babati, Tanzania

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Utveckling och internationellt samarbete

    Author : Carl Johan Vikblad; Denise Lekare; [2019]
    Keywords : solid waste management; sustainable livelihood approach; environmental justice; vulnerability; LGAs; governance;

    Abstract : This essay examines sanitation workers who work with solid waste management and analyses their ability to create a sustainable livelihood based on livelihood assets and strategies. The study was undertaken in Babati, Tanzania and a qualitative method was applied, consisting of interviews and observations. READ MORE

  5. 4. Resilience of urban systems in the face of natural hazards : To what extent do humanitarian organisations contribute to flood preparedness in Jakarta?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Sarah Stingl; [2018]
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    Abstract : Today, the humanitarian sector is faced with the interplay of several challenges: The world is increasingly becoming urbanized and cities are rapidly expanding into megacities and metacities. At the same time it is confronted with a heightened disaster risk that affects the urban realm in particular. READ MORE

  6. 5. Food for Change: Exploring rural-urban linkages among youth in Guatemala

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Clara Axblad; [2018]
    Keywords : agriculture; communication; consumption; development; food; urbanization; Guatemala; rural-urban linkages;

    Abstract : As the world grapples with increasing urbanization, population growth, climate change and depleting natural resources, there is an increased recognition that more food will have to be produced with fewer resources while food consumption has to shift rapidly towards more sustainable patterns. Meanwhile, although many are willing to work in and innovate agricultural practices, young people in rural areas still struggle to access the resources needed to be part of this shift, not to mention to make a living. READ MORE