Unit 5: Tools for mainstreaming gender concerns
References
Atypical forms of work
Dangler, J.F. 1994. Hidden in the Home: The Role of Waged Homework in the Modern World Economy. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
ILO Library: 97A776
LABORDOC: 266002
This book presents a detailed study of homework in the electronics industry. It describes the origins of homework in the 19th century and discusses the role of homework in the restructuring of the manufacturing and service industries.
Lazo L. 1989. Sub-Regional Meetings I and II of the ILO/DANIDA Sub-Regional Project on Rural Women Workers in the Putting-Out System: Proceedings. Bangkok: ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
ILO Library: 93B09/573 English
LABORDOC: 268546
This report focuses on characteristics and legal status of homework, working conditions and the organisation of homeworkers, and strategies for assisting rural women workers.