Region: The Americas
All posts in The Americas
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Books & Book Chapters
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City/Country Level Reports
Belo Horizonte Selective Waste Collection Programme
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Books & Book Chapters
Trading Our Way Up: Women Organizing for Fair Trade
This book details the findings of the multicountry action research project Women Organizing for Fair Trade, funded by the Dutch Ministry...
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Organizing Briefs
Organising Street Vendors: “Gente de Confiar” Radio Progamme, Lima, Peru
An authentically democratic community requires open channels of communication between citizens. Street markets offer a natural setting for...
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Research Reports
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...
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Journal Articles
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...
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Research Reports
Sumário Executivo: Vendedoras e Vendedores de Rua da Região Metropolitana de Lima
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Research Reports
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...
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Research Reports
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.
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Resource Documents
Promoting Decent Work for Domestic Workers: Lessons From Five Countries
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