History, Debate and Theory

OpEd: South Africa’s Informal Sector Creates Jobs

WIEGO’s Michael Rogan and Caroline Skinner wrote an OpEd in The Conversation shedding light on the realities of South Africa’s...

WIEGO Network: Holistic Framework

Composition Six-Segment Model by Status of Employment In the International Classification of Status of Employment, five statuses of employment –...

World Bank: A Holistic Framework

In 2007, the Latin America division of the World Bank brought out a publication entitled Informality: Exit and Exclusion co-authored by Guillermo...

Informal Economy: Frequently Asked Questions

A guide for journalists on key questions about the informal economy.

Chains of Production, Ladders of Protection: Social Protection for Workers in the Informal Economy

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...

Why Earn Less? Gender-based Factors Affecting the Earning of Self-Employed Women in Turkey

Getting Institutions Right? Local Government and Street Traders in Four South African Cities

The Informal Economy in Developing Countries: An Introduction

Micro-Determinants of Informal Employment in The Middle East and North Africa Region

Social Protection Discussion paper, No. 1201