The Americas

Waste Pickers’ Recognition as Public Waste Managers in Colombia

Presentation prepared for the Conference “Putting Public in Public Services: Research, Action and Equity in the Global South.”

Evolution of informal employment in the Dominican Republic

According to official estimates, between 2005 and 2010, informal employment fell from 58,6% to 47,9% as a proportion of total non-agricultural...

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...

Laws, Legitimacy and Ongoing Struggle: Lessons from Bolivian Policies on Domestic Workers’ Rights

This Policy Brief explores domestic worker struggles in Bolivia.  It concentrates on laws and policies applied by the government of Evo Morales...

Waste and Citizenship Forums – Achievements and Limitations

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Obliging Need: Rural Petty Industry in Mexican Capitalism

Home Economics: The Invisible and Unregulated World of Domestic Work

Domestic workers are critical to the US economy. They help families meet many of the most basic physical, emotional, and social needs of...

Sidewalk Standoff: Street Vendor Regulations are Costly, Confusing, and Leave Many Disgruntled

Negotiating Formality: Informal Sector, Market, and State in Peru

Climate Change and Informal Recycling: An NGO and a Private Sector Partnership in Bogotá

This chapter illuminates the crucial and often unrecognized role that developing world informal recyclers play in reducing the risks associated...