Urban Planning and Design

No Cushion to Fall Back On: The Global Economic Crisis and Informal Workers – Fact Sheet

Report available in English here.Informe disponible en español aquí.Fact Sheet available in English here.Ficha Técnica disponible en español...

Les Récupérateurs: Le Droit d’être Reconnus Comme Travailleurs

Bien avant que le concept d’économie verte ne soit généralisé, les récupérateurs et autres recycleurs et travailleurs de déchets dans l’économie...

IEMS: Recherche-Action Porteuse et Résultats Concrets

VIDEO: Arbind Singh – Livelihoods and the New Urban Agenda

Arbind Singh, National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI), speaks during a panel discussion on “Informal Livelihoods and...

VIDEO: PrepCom3: Poonsap Tulaphan on Improving Transport Through City Dialogues

During a WIEGO side event at the 3rd session of the Preparatory Committee for Habitat III (PrepCom3), Poonsap Tulaphan of HomeNet Thailand...

Urban Paradigms and Street Vending: A Global View

Presentation from Session 7 of the WIEGO 20th Anniversary Resarch Conference – “Street Vendors: Politics and Possibilities for...

Regional Conference of City Authorities on Home-Based Workers

A Regional Conference of City Authorities on Home-based Workers was organized by HomeNet South Asia and HomeNet Thailand on 7-9 May 2014...

WIEGO Session – Informal Livelihoods and Inclusive Urban Planning

As part of the Urban Thinkers Campus, WIEGO is organizing a panel, titled Informal Livelihoods and Inclusive Urban Planning, that will include...

Launch of the first payment to Popayan WP’s as providers of the public service of recycling

• September 29, 2017

Popayan, Colombia Photo by Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage  

Symposium: Labor Informality in Comparative Perspective

• April 19, 2018 - April 20, 2018

University Town, Penn State University, USA   The Symposium “Labor Informality in Comparative Perspective: Toward a More Just Future for...