Theme: Urban Planning and Design

Subverting Master Planning to Advance Informal Worker Interests: Lessons from Delhi

Heeding the United Nations call to share transformative approaches to local action on World Cities Day, Focal Cities Coordinator Jenna Harvey...

Claiming Space for Informal Work in Master Planning: Reflections from a People’s Campaign in Delhi

Master plans across the Global South tend to reflect Eurocentric, modernist city visions that are disconnected from the lived reality of...

Protecting Informal Workers in Public Workplaces: Lessons from Asia

The rights of “everyone” or “every worker” laid down in international law should be the bedrock for building more inclusive cities. Realizing...

Book Review: The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future

Released in 2020, the book “The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future” has been reviewed by...

Milestone Talks on Informal Employment

In their first direct engagement, informal worker representatives and officials of the CNDH’s Program of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights...

The Struggle for the Soul of Bhadra Chowk – A Heritage Plaza or Heritage Market? A Case Study from Ahmedabad, India

This case study documents the history of the struggle by street vendors, with SEWA’s support, to retain their right to vend – and their natural...

Enhancing Urban Informal Workers’ Contribution to Equity: A Call to Action

For its flagship GOLD Report, UCLG asked WIEGO for its expertise on the urban informal economy, with a focus on an agenda for action for...

Urban Planning and Informal Livelihoods in India: An Analysis of Urban Planning Laws and Processes in Delhi and Bangalore

This paper seeks to critically analyze the legal framework of urban planning in India and the challenges and opportunities it presents informal...

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Waste Pickers

This brief explores the challenges that waste pickers face with EPR and offers ideas for developing more inclusive EPR systems, based on...

EPRI Global Webinar: Expanding Social Protection Coverage to the Informal Workforce

• July 14, 2022

The impacts of the pandemic have exposed the large-scale vulnerabilities faced by workers in the informal economy, including the lack of...