History, Debate and Theory

The State of the Informal Economy

Available as a download from HSRC Press website

Rethinking the Informal Economy: From Enterprise Characteristics to Employment Relations

The Spatial Reproduction of Urban PovertyEconomic & Political Weekly

This article highlights, from the vantage point of workers in the resettlement colony, how the restructuring processes of large formal sector...

Defining and Categorizing Organizations of Informal Workers in Developing and Developed Countries

This organizing brief, written for researchers and activists concerned about informal workers, aims to capture the full range of or­ganizational...

Beyond Formality and Informality

(Re)conceptualizing poverty and informal employment

Note from WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference. 

Women and Employment in Africa: A Framework For Action

Background Document commissioned by the Danish Foreign Ministry for the Second Conference of the Africa Commission in November 2008

Learning From Experience: A Gendered Approach to Social Protection for Workers in the Informal Economy

This publication provides a framework of analysis and an overview of current practice in social protection. It was created to serve as a...

Economic Development with Unlimited Supplies of Labour

Social Policy and Inequality in Latin America: A Review of Recent Trends