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Journal Articles
Rethinking Labor Law in the New Commonwealth Caribbean Economy: A Framework for Change
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Working Papers
Informal Sector and Informal Employment: Overview of Data for 11 Cities in 10 Developing Countries
This paper presents tabulations on informal employment in urban areas of 10 developing countries: Abidjan, Antananarivo, Bamako, Cotonou,...
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Budget Briefs
Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Brazil and Belo Horizonte
This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series. View list of all WIEGO briefs.
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Journal Articles
Self-Employed Proletarians in an Informal Factory: The Case of Cali’s Garbage DumpWorld Development (Pergamon Press)
Summary: This paper presents data on the organization of work among the scavengers on the garbage dump in the city of Cali, Colombia. Garbage...
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Journal Articles
The Formalization of Informal/Precarious Labor in Contemporary ArgentinaInternational Sociology
Abstract: In this article we argue that the Argentinian state is legalizing or formalizing informal/precarious labor. In the actual context...
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Research Reports
Trade unions and informal workers’ associations in the urban informal economy of Ecuador
This paper, which forms part of a knoweldge-sharing project on the informal economy, provides thought-provoking insights into the situation...
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Books & Book Chapters
Street Vendors and the Right to the City
Ambulantes e Direito à Cidade também está disponível em Português.
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Research Reports
Sumário Executivo: Relatório do Setor Estudo de Monitoramento de Economia Informal: Catadores
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Research Reports
Nos enfants ne reçoivent pas l’attention qu’ils méritent
Cette publication présente les résultats d’une étude de recherche dans cinq villes examinant l’accès des travailleuses de l´informel...
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Research Reports
The paradoxes of informalizing street trade in the Latin American city
Lissette Aliaga Linares, a WIEGO member, compares the approaches to regulating street trade in Lima & Bogota in this paper.
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