The Americas

The unexpected power of informal workers in the public square: A comparison of Mexican and U.S. organizing models

Abstract: Street vendors in Mexico and day laborers in the United States, both groups of informal workers who labor in public space, face...

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 Economy Budget Analysis in Brazil, Pakistan, Peru and Philippines

This paper brings together the findings from four country papers on informal economy budget analysis. Informal economy budget analysis asks...

Análise do Orçamento Público Diretamente Destinado a Alguns Setores da Economia Informal no Brasil

O Fórum Municipal Lixo e Cidadania: Uma plataforma de Inclusão Social e Participação

Relatórios das Cidades, Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal – Catadoras e Catadores em Belo Horizonte, Brasil

The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide in-depth understanding of how informal workers are affected by and respond...

Modernist Planning and the Foundations of Urban Violence in Latin AmericaBuilt Environment

This article suggests that both the origins and responses to urban violence in Latin America have involved some sort of state ordering of...

Our Children Do Not Get the Attention They Deserve

This report presents the results of a five-city research study examining informal women workers’ access to child care in Brazil, Ghana,...

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...