Theme: Formalization

Urban Paradigms and Legal Frameworks: A Global View

This note considers the question of urban paradigms and street vending from a global point of view. While this research has identified multiple...

Supporting Informal Livelihoods in Public Space: A Toolkit for Local Authorities

This toolkit is designed to assist city officials and other local authorities to adopt an inclusive approach to managing public space that...

WIEGO Network Platform: Transitioning from the Informal to the Formal Economy in the Interests of Workers in the Informal Economy

The platform sets out common core needs and demands for informal workers around organizing/labour rights, voice and bargaining power, legal...

WIEGO Network Platform (Russian): Transitioning from the Informal to the Formal Economy in the Interest of Workers in the Informal Economy

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Myths & Facts about the Informal Economy and Workers in the Informal Economy

Misconceptions about the informal economy and informal workers limit their opportunities, endanger their livelihoods and often harm local...

Resumen para las OBM – Recomendación del CIT sobre la transición de la economía informal a la economía formal, (No. 204)

El 12 de junio de 2015, la Conferencia Internacional del Trabajo aprobó la Recomendación sobre la transición de la economía informal a la...

Transitioning from the Informal to Formal Economy

• March 13, 2014 - March 14, 2014

This event, supported by WIEGO, took place March 2014, in Johannesburg, South Africa   “Transitioning from the Informal to Formal Economy” Africa...

International Labour Conference 2015

• June 1, 2015 - June 13, 2015
• Geneva, Switzerland

Securing R204 at the ILC 2015 Facilitating Transitions from the Informal to the Formal Economy

Promoting R204 in Malawi

Since 2016, WIEGO’s Law Programme and its Organization and Representation Programme has partnered with the Malawi Union for the Informal...

Public Dialogue on Forging a Path towards Recognition and Inclusion of Informal Workers in South Africa

“We’re here to discuss one of the most profound challenges of our time—how to create jobs, how to increase incomes, and how to...