Region: The Americas

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...

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...

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

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.

Innovative Practices for the Urban Informal Economy

An expert group meeting was convened to discuss case studies of regulatory inform of the urban informal sector in six developing country...

Employment Change and Economic Vulnerability in the US

Waste and Citizenship Forums – Achievements and Limitations

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