Region: The Americas

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Lima, Peru

Executive Summary: Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Waste Pickers

The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide credible, grounded evidence of the range of driving forces, both positive...

WIEGO Childcare Initiative Summary Report (Zulu)

This summary, in Zulu, details research findings on women informal workers and child care from six membership-based organizations.

License To Sell: The Effect Of Business Registration Reform On Entrepreneurial Activity In Mexico

This paper estimates the economic effects of a recent reform that simplified business entry regulation in Mexico. The reform was introduced...

A Framework for Analyzing Social Protection for Workers in the Informal Economy

Rethinking Labor Law in the New Commonwealth Caribbean Economy: A Framework for Change

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Gestão de Resíduos Sólidos, Catadores, Participação e Cidadania – Novas Articulações?

This paper traces back the origins of the conceptual framework Integrated Sustainable Solid Waste Management, and examines how this concept...

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...

Organising home-based workers in the global economy: an action-research approachDevelopment in Practice

Abstract: This article describes an action-research project which has the multiple objectives of mapping the range of home-based work in...

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