Bangkok

Goals What Are We Working to Achieve?

• Monitoring Crisis Impacts

  WIEGO collaborates with HomeNet Thailand to conduct research that provides insights into the state of the urban informal economy, and the impacts of crises on workers in informal employment. Among these studies are the impacts of the cost-of-living crisis and of COVID-19, and the Informal Economy Monitoring Study. 

  

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  Shouldering the Burden: Impacts of the Cost-of-Living Crisis on Workers in Informal Employment in Bangkok, Thailand

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  “It’s impossible to afford this kind of living”: Impacts of the Cost-of-Living Crisis on Street Vendors in Bangkok, Thailand

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  COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy: Informal Workers in Bangkok, Thailand

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  COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Bangkok, Thailand: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery

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• Improving Workers’ Access to Social Protection

  Securing expanded access to social protection for workers in informal employment is a pillar of HomeNet Thailand’s work. WIEGO supports this work through research – including studies to assess workers’ experiences under existing social security policy, and to better understand informality in old age in Thailand (in partnership with the Thai Gerontology Research and Development Institute). WIEGO also supports HomeNet Southeast Asia and HomeNet Thailand’s collective action on influencing social protection policies at the regional level, including at the ASEAN and the United Nations.

  

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  ‘I Want to be Protected’: Experiences and Perspectives of Informal Workers on Social Security in Thailand

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• Fighting for Street Vendors’ Right to Work in Public Space

  From 2016-2019, WIEGO provided direct support to HomeNet Thailand and the Network of Thai Street Vendors for Sustainable Development in mobilizing against a historic evictions campaign, branded as “return the footpath to pedestrians”. WIEGO, HomeNet Thailand and the vendors’ network commissioned research demonstrating street vendors’ contributions to local economic development to develop a counter-campaign on social media, stage actions and engage officials on alternatives.

  

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  Bangkok’s renowned street vendors march against evictions – and rally widespread support

  By Chidchanok Samantrakul and Sarah Orleans Reed After relentless evictions against their livelihoods, on 4th September 2018, Bangkok street vendors marched on the government house to demand a halt to these actions. The march was led...

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  Wishing for Coexistence, Not Eviction: Life after the Street Vending Ban

  Since 2014, the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA) has evicted 20,000 vendors from 48 locations, as part of its "Return the Footpath to Pedestrians" policy. Three vendors discuss life before and after the ban. SHOW MORE for additional info on impacts and inclusive alternatives.