Gender justice depends on women’s self-confidence, and public policy can make a difference

Civil-society organisations are calling for the empowerment of disabled women who have experienced violence

Garment workers are worse off due to the coronavirus pandemic

After being trafficked into sex work, women are often trapped in slavery-like conditions in a foreign country

From the macro-perspective, labour migration from Nepal is of vital relevance and not simply “voluntary”

As bars closed in lockdown, illicit home-made alcohol filled market in Zimbabwe

As in many African countries, Covid-19 has exacerbated inequality in Uganda

Zambia’s small businesses pin their hopes for growth on the new president

Many countries fail to enforce their laws banning child labour in quarries

As in many developing countries, masses of women are slaving away in Nigeria’s informal sector