Theme: Urban Planning and Design

The Informal Economy Revisited – landmark book in open access

This open-access book, edited by Martha Chen and Françoise Carré, brings together leading scholars to investigate recent conceptual shifts,...

Panorama dos impactos da pandemia COVID-19 na reciclagem inclusiva no Brasil

Overview of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Inclusive Recycling in Brazil

Reshaping our systems of inclusive recycling is important, with waste pickers an essential part of Brazil’s economy, write Sonia Dias, Ricardo...

ILO COOP 100 Webinar III – Cooperatives for Climate Action

• July 3, 2020
• Online

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 a.m. CEST (GMT+2) The International Day of Cooperatives (IDC) is celebrated on the first Saturday of July every year. The...

Urban Thinkers Campus (UTC): Informal Workers & COVID-19: Impact and Vision for the Future

• July 14, 2020
• Online

Sixty-one per cent of all workers –2 billion people– are informally employed.  Many of those who work informally, live in slums and their...

ZCIEA Press Statement on the re-opening of the informal sector in Zimbabwe

President of Zimbabwe has said that informal sector enterprises can operate “on condition they register with their authorities first,...

Press Release: Ghana waste pickers say closure threatens survival and demand government support

A decision to close landfills imminently is threatening the livelihoods of hundreds of waste pickers in both Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. Those...

Waste pickers in Accra demand consultation on livelihoods in advance of landfill closure

Hundreds of waste pickers work in Accra’s Kpone landfill, recovering about 60% of the 1200 pounds of solid waste that are dropped off...

COVID-19, Cities & Urban Informal Workers: An International Perspective

Presentation delivered by Dr. Marty A. Chen, International Coordinator Emeritus and Senior Advisor, Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing...

Implications of the COVID-19 Crisis for Labour and Employment in India: Impact, Strategies and Perspectives

• June 8, 2020 - June 9, 2020
• Online