Publications
Our research reports serve two objectives:
- to inform and raise people's awareness of existing situations in which economic, social and cultural rights are not respected, protected or fulfilled;
- to formulate recommendations and alternative solutions with a view to changing the economic, social and political context which, in turn, should ensure that economic, social and cultural rights are adequately respected, protected and fulfilled.
If you have any comments with regard to the publications, please feel free to share them with us at info@socialalert.org.
Most documents can be downloaded in PDF format. So be sure to have the Acrobat Reader or any other PDF reader software! 
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Guatemala - 10 years after the Peace Accords |
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Tuesday, 15 January 2008 |
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At the occassion of the 10th anniverdary of the Peace Accords in Guatemala, Social Alert International and its network organisations in Guatemala made a serious report on the situation in the country.
All the answers to questions such as how impunity and social injustice have become institutionalised and why trade unionism is a life-threatening job in this Central American country, you will find in this report. On the basis of the recommendations, Social Alert International will strongly advocate for more compliance with the commitments of the Peace Accords.
The report is available in english, french and spanish and can be downloaded free of charge on the link below. Use the "Contact" details if you would like to receive a hard copy of the report.
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Towards a social protection for the workers in the informal economy |
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Wednesday, 31 August 2005 |
 Social Alert has just issued "Towards a social protection for the workers in the informal economy", a publication which is the final report of the Conference on Social Protection for worker’s in the informal economy of Social Alert. It gives an introduction on social protection and focuses on strategies on how to promote social protection for workers in the informal economy. It describes the action plans of the member organizations of Social Alert on this matter Download it here (Acrobat PDF, size: 1.8 Mb) |
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Organising informal economy workers in Indonesia |
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Thursday, 18 August 2005 |
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In October 2003, Social Alert has visited Indonesia to attempt to analyze the situation of workers in the informal economy there. This comprehensive report on this study visit is part of Social Alert’s series on economic social and cultural rights and is integrated in our campaign for the inclusion of the informal economy –the non protected workers on the international agenda. Download the report (1,16 Mb) in Adobe PDF |
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Friday, 10 September 2004 |
 À l’occasion de la 92e Conférence internationale du travail à l’OIT, Social Alert International a présenté son rapport sur le trafic des enfants en Afrique de l’Ouest
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New study on the informal economy |
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Friday, 10 September 2004 |
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Day after day, the rights of millions of informal workers are violated with impunity worldwide. As an international coalition for the defense and promotion of economic, social and cultural rights worldwide, Social Alert is committed to the defense of the fundamental rights of these people, which have been excluded from today’s international agenda. Social Alert works in order to ensure that informal workers are considered as subjects of rights and are protected by the national and international instruments in force (such as ILO Conventions and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights). Social Alert has just published a study on the informal economy in the series on "Studies on the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights". The publication deals with the gradual evolution of the informal economy in the world, with a view to promoting a better understanding of the current situation facing informal workers both in industrialised and developing countries. The document also tries to highlight the importance of the informal economy within a world ruled by globalisation, to prove that there is a strong link between the informal economy and poverty,and finally to deal with this issue from a human rights perspective. Only by deeply understanding the phenomenon and the actors involved, will the international community be able to devise an
effective strategy to fight against the infringement of human rights, including the rights of workers. This strategy must first and foremost foster the right of everyone to decent work, as defined by the ILO.
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