Africa

Budgeting and the Informal Economy in Lilongwe, Malawi

In 2013, 89 per cent of Malawi’s 5.5 million employed people were informally employed. Informal economy budget analysis (IEBA) explores the...

Reducing Waste in Coastal Cities through Inclusive Recycling

The RWCC Project Waste pickers worldwide contribute significantly in preventing ocean waste pollution by recycling and reusing materials...

Literature Survey: Mega-Events and the Working Poor, with a Special Reference to the 2010 FIFA World Cup

This literature survey draws together and synthesizes research that has been done on mega events, with a particular focus on the 2010 World...

Interview: How South Africa Could Become a Model for Formalizing the Informal Economy

WIEGO’s Organization & Representation Programme Director, Jane Barrett, talks about the ILO’s Recommendation 204 on formalizing the...

Turning the Law into a Shield for Street Vendors in African Countries

This Legal Brief compares the Civil Law and Common Law systems to explore the recourses and remedies street vendors may have to to defend...

Informalising the Formal: Clothing Manufacturing in Durban, South Africa

Forces for Change: Informal Economy Organisations in Africa

Durban Street Traders

This report provides a disaggregated analysis of known street vendors in the eThekwini Municipality by type of area, with further disaggregation...

‘World Class Cities for All’: Street traders as agents of union revitalization in contemporary South AfricaLabour, Capital and Society

AbstractEngaging with recent scholarly debates on the challenges of labour movement revitalization in both the global North and South, this...

Organising in the Taxi Industry: The South African Experience