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Labour Regimes and Workplace Encounters between China and Africa (2019)
Book Chapter
Oya, C. Labour Regimes and Workplace Encounters between China and Africa. In A. Oqubay, & J. Y. Lin (Eds.), China-Africa and an Economic Transformation (239-262). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198830504.003.0012

This chapter explores labour outcomes and dynamics for Chinese FDI and infrastructure contractors through their encounters with workers, states, and labour institutions in Africa. The chapter critically assesses the most popular claims about job crea... Read More about Labour Regimes and Workplace Encounters between China and Africa.

Labour and rural poverty (2019)
Journal Article
Oya, C. (2019). Labour and rural poverty. Policy in Focus, 16(1), 11-13

Building an Industrial Workforce in Ethiopia (2019)
Book Chapter
Oya, C. (2019). Building an Industrial Workforce in Ethiopia. In F. Cheru, C. Cramer, & A. Oqubay (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian Economy (668-686). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198814986.013.33

This chapter provides an overview of the factors and dynamics involved in the creation and formation of an industrial workforce in an agrarian-based economy. The main argument is that the process of building an industrial working class is uneven, pro... Read More about Building an Industrial Workforce in Ethiopia.

The effectiveness of agricultural certification in developing countries: a systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Oya, C., Schaefer, F., & Skalidou, D. (2018). The effectiveness of agricultural certification in developing countries: a systematic review. World Development, 112, 282-312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.08.001

Certification systems (CS) set and monitor voluntary standards to make agricultural production sustainable in socio-economic terms and agricultural trade fairer for producers and workers. They try to achieve a wide range of socio-economic and environ... Read More about The effectiveness of agricultural certification in developing countries: a systematic review.

Identifying the most deprived in rural Ethiopia and Uganda: A simple measure of socio-economic deprivation (2018)
Journal Article
Sender, J., Cramer, C., & Oya, C. (2018). Identifying the most deprived in rural Ethiopia and Uganda: A simple measure of socio-economic deprivation. Journal of Eastern African Studies, 12(3), 594-612. https://doi.org/10.1080/17531055.2018.1474416

The Extreme Deprivation Index uses easily verifiable answers to ten questions about the ownership of the most basic non-food wage goods - things that poor people in a variety of rural contexts want to have because they make a real difference to the q... Read More about Identifying the most deprived in rural Ethiopia and Uganda: A simple measure of socio-economic deprivation.

Fairtrade and Labour Markets in Ethiopia and Uganda (2016)
Journal Article
Cramer, C., Johnston, D., Oya, C., & Sender, J. (2016). Fairtrade and Labour Markets in Ethiopia and Uganda. The Journal of Development Studies, 53(6), 841-856. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2016.1208175

Drawing on four years of fieldwork in Ethiopia and Uganda, this paper addresses gaps in knowledge about the mechanisms linking agricultural exports with poverty reduction, the functioning of rural labour markets, and the relevance to the lives of the... Read More about Fairtrade and Labour Markets in Ethiopia and Uganda.