The Americas

Innovative Practices for the Urban Informal Economy

An expert group meeting was convened to discuss case studies of regulatory inform of the urban informal sector in six developing country...

Experiencias y estrategias de protección social desde organizaciones de Trabajadores/as informales urbanos en México: los casos de la ciudad de México, Mérida y Monterrey

Programa WIEGO: Fortaleciendo la voz de los trabajadores informales en las decisiones de política social en América Latina

Research on Informal Work in the U.S.: Emerging Concepts and Measurement

Background memo prepared for the WIEGO Workshop on Informal Employment in Developed Countries, Harvard University, October 31 ‐ November...

INVISIBLE NO MORE: Domestic workers organizing in Massachusetts and beyond

Labor Studies Faculty Publication Series. Paper 1 

Overview of Legal Framework for Social Inclusion in Solid Waste Management in Brazil

Social policy and collective action: Unemployed workers, community associations, and protest in Argentina

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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...

Statistics on Waste Pickers in Brazil

In the current economic downturn, the job of waste picker has taken on new importance as an employment opportunity for those with limited...

Informal Economic Strategies: Advocacy For Street Vendors In Brazil

This paper is an introduction to informal labor; the politico-territorial characteristics of street vendor commerce in the city of Sao Paolo;...

Sumário Executivo: Vendedoras e Vendedores de Rua da Região Metropolitana de Lima