Region: The Americas

Integração de Trabalhadores Informais na Coleta Seletiva de Recicláveis: o Caso de Belo Horizonte, Brasil

Esta nota informativa traz uma análise mais detalhada sobre a gênese e os elementos chaves da política pública voltada para a integração...

The Formalization of Informal/Precarious Labor in Contemporary ArgentinaInternational Sociology

Abstract: In this article we argue that the Argentinian state is legalizing or formalizing informal/precarious labor. In the actual context...

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Lima, Peru

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.

License To Sell: The Effect Of Business Registration Reform On Entrepreneurial Activity In Mexico

This paper estimates the economic effects of a recent reform that simplified business entry regulation in Mexico. The reform was introduced...

Integrated Programme of Worker’s Health (PISAT), Institute of Public Health, Federal University of Bahia

The Integrated Programme of Worker’s Health (PISAT) forms part of the Federal University of Bahia’s Institute of Collective Health, which...

Waste pickers in Colombia

In “Order 275, dating from 2011,” a lead waste picker interviews two high-level officials, who explain the content of the constitutional...

Flash Mob Reciclagem Popular – Minas Gerais

Mais de 300 pessoas, entre catadores de materiais recicláveis e apoiadores da causa, participaram do Flah Mob Reciclagem Popular que aconteceu...

IEMS: Recherche-Action Porteuse et Résultats Concrets