Global Economic Crisis News

Waste Pickers

Branigan, Tania. 9 January 2009. “From east to west, a chain collapses.” Guardian.

Richtel, Matt and Kate Galbraith. 7 December 2008. “Back at Junk Value, Recyclables Are Piling Up.” New York Times.

Smith, Lewis. 6 November 2008. “Recycling waste piles up as prices collapse.” The Times.

Street Vendors

Lange, Jason. 11 June 2009. “Mexicans turn to street economy in recession.”

Thao, Thanh. 26 February 2009. “A street-smart strategy out of the crisis.”

Timse, Tabelo. 2 August 2009. “Unemployment forces many to street trading.”

Yang, Cun and Shen Shuzhen. “Street peddlers hails China's new move to boost employment.” China View. 27 July 2009.

Home-based Workers

Aftab, Noor. 11 July 2009. “Home-based women workers still unrecognised in labour laws.” The News.

Imran, Myra. 7 May 2009. “Craftswomen ‘suffering in silence.” The News.

Sriprasit, Siriluk.1 July 2009. “Weaving for survival: Life of women workers in East Java.” Southeast Asian Press Alliance.

General

Bahra, Parminder and Patrick Galey. 24 April 2009. “Informal economy a force in its own right.” The Times.

Business News. 2009. “Asian labourers have little to celebrate on May Day.” 1 May 2009.

Deen, Thalif. March 4th, 2009. “Financial Crisis Threatens Women's Meager Gains.” Inter Press Service. Retrieved March 8th,2009.

Hab, Hor and May Kunmakara. “Informal sector suffering.” Phnom Penh Post. 29 May 2009.

Hallinan, Conn. 2009. “The Coming Asian Storm.” Epoch Times. 3 May 2009.

Ordinario, Cai U. 31 May 2009. “Asian youth driven to informal sector.” Business Mirror.

 

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