Region: The Americas

The Urban Informal Workforce: Street Vendors

These findings are based on research conducted in 2012 as part of the Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS), a project under Inclusive...

Informal employment and health status in Central AmericaBMC Public Health

Background: Informal employment is assumed to be an important but seldom studied social determinant of health, affecting a large number of...

Informality and Inclusive Green Growth

Note on applications of definition and methods in Mexico

Note prepared for the WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference.

Promoting Decent Work for Domestic Workers: Lessons From Five Countries

Varieties of Capitalism and Employment Relations: Informally Dominated Market Economies

The varieties of capitalism and employment relations literature have largely focused on formally regulated market economies, with a general neglect...

Informal Governance and Organizational Success: The Effects of Non-Compliance among Lima’s Street Vending Organizations

The Informal Economy in Greater Buenos Aires: A Statistical Profile

This paper interrogates the nature of the informal economy in Greater Buenos Aires. It takes advantage of the existence of a unique dataset,...

Epidemiological Surveillance of Informal Worker’s Health in Two Cities in Southeastern Brazil

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Improving the Regulatory Framework for Income Enhancement of the Urban Poor: A Case Study of Lima