Across Peru, Municipalities are “Upgrading” Street Vendors to Roofed Markets. Is it Really Improving Conditions?
Municipalities across Peru have been employing a strategy to improve conditions for street vendors: support their movement from sellers on...
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From Lima to Bangkok, WIEGO Lays Out Strategy to Improve Conditions of Informal Workers in Six Target Cities
By Jenna Harvey
It is morning rush hour in Bangkok and moto-taxi drivers ferry hurried commuters through stalled traffic. In Mexico City,...
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Lacking access to capital hinders home-based workers’ business opportunities
By Carlin CarrOn a quiet lane, Mayuri Suepwong, a member of HomeNet Thailand, is working away in her colorful, two-story home. Her main room...
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Quality Child Care is a Missing Piece of the Poverty-reduction Puzzle
A discussion with Mirai Chatterjee on SEWA’s holistic model and approach
The Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in India has been...
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Five Blogs from 2017 that Take on Big Ideas for Informal Workers
As a global research-policy-action network, WIEGO’s team members are in a unique position to lead debates and contribute grounded new ideas...
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Five Blogs that Highlight Key Achievements for Informal Workers in 2017
The global movement of informal workers – led by worker organizations in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America – made major strides this...
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Creating “cities for all” requires more than one-size-fits-all regulation
Study shows informal workers in the Global South perceive regulations as being both positive and negativeFrom street vending permits to permissions...
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Universal Health Coverage: An Informal Worker Perspective
Healthcare is a hot button issue around the world right now. As Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has become a rallying call for the global...
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Cobertura sanitaria universal: una perspectiva del trabajador en empleo informal
La atención sanitaria es un tema candente en todo el mundo. La Cobertura sanitaria universal (CSU) se ha convertido en un estandarte para...
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Waste pickers in Medellín, Popayán, and Montería receive their first payment as recycling public service providers
Technical team and leaders of ARRECICLAR in Medellín. Photo: Arreciclar
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