Building Collective Power

Collective Strength by Global Networks of the Urban Poor: Policy Implications of Affordable Housing and Co-development Strategies

Over the past two decades it has become widely recognized that housing issues have to be placed in a broader framework acknowledging that...

Collective Bargaining by Informal Workers in the Global South: Where and How It Takes Place

This Working Paper examines what collective negotiation (bargaining) looks like and what it means for informal worker organizations and their...

Stealing from the Poor: Wage Theft in the Haitian Apparel Industry

From the Executive Summary of the report: Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Its expanding garment industry pays wages...

Globalization and Economic Reform as Seen From the Ground: SEWA’s Experience in India

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Voice Regulation in the Informal Economy and New Forms of Work

Abstract:This paper draws comparisons between the situation of Black workers in Apartheid South Africa and workers in the contemporary South...

Organizing in South Africa’s Informal Economy: An Overview of Four Sectoral Case Studies

In Focus Programme, Series on Representation and Organization Building. Working Paper, No. 60

Peru: Trade Unions Respond to Flexibilization

Informal Economy: Law and Policy Demands, Lessons from the WIEGO India Pilot Study

In 2008, WIEGO initiated the Law and Informal Economy project, focusing on the legal aspects of helping informal workers with economic opportunity,...

Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town

 This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series. View list of all WIEGO briefs.

Women in the Informal Economy: Economic Actors and Global Leaders

Press ReleaseIn examining the role played by women from all walks of life, including farmers and informal sector workers, as well as business...