The Americas

Day labor, informality and vulnerability in South Africa and the United StatesInternational Journal of Manpower

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to compare conditions in informal day-labor markets in South Africa and the USA to better understand...

Chains of Production, Ladders of Protection: Social Protection for Workers in the Informal Economy

Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Peru and Metropolitan Lima

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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,...

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

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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...

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Bogotá, Colombia

Recomendações para Políticas – Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal – Catadores de Belo Horizonte: Catadores de Belo Horizonte: Realidades e Recomendações

The Efficiency of Informality: Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Reductions from Informal Recycling in Bogotá, Colombia

Abstract: The dual challenges of increasing urbanization and consumption are centered in cities in the Global South, where growing waste...

Certification of Occupational Skills: A Decisive Step Towards Professionalizing Waste Picking as an Occupation and Recycling of Solid Waste in Colombia

This document emphasizes the transformation of the waste management model and the labor certification process, which is a recognition of...