Region: Philippines

Reconfiguring Space, Mobilizing Livelihood: Street Vending, Legality, and Work in the Philippines

In the Philippines, the liberalization of the country’s economy has meant increasing rural to urban migration and dramatic growth in informal...

How to Analyse Government Budgets from an Informal Economy Perspective

Budget analysis is a powerful policy analysis tool. This technical brief provides a guide to conducting an informal economy budget analysis...

Housing and Urban Service Needs of Home-Based Workers: Findings From a Seven-Country Study

This policy brief considers linkages between urban infrastructure and livelihood issues for home-based workers. It is based on a series of...

Extending Livelihood Opportunities and Social Protection to Empower Poor Urban Informal Workers in Asia

The Rockefeller Foundation’s Informal City Dialogues

According to the website, “the Informal City Dialogues is a year-long project supported by the Rockefeller Foundation and conducted...

Barangay Micro Business Enterprises Act, 2002

This document contains the act that promotes the establishment of of mico-businesses in Barangay.

Domestic Workers Count Too: Implementing Protections for Domestic Workers: ITUC/UN Women Briefing Kit

Based on personal testimonies from Bolivia, the State of New York, USA, the Philippines and South Africa, the ITUC-UN Women briefing kit...

Executive Order 452: Providing for the Security of Registered Vendors in the Workplace, 1997

This document outlines the guidelines that will ensure the security of vendors in their workplace.

VIDEO: Ilo Ilo

A film by Anthony Chen. It is about the relationship between a Singaporean family and their maid amidst the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis....

Informal Sector Vendors in the Workplace, 2002

This study will present the current situation and issues concerning informal sector vendors security in their workplace.