The Americas

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

Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Waste Pickers

Waste pickers are one of the three urban informal worker groups – along with street vendors and home-based workers – who are the focus of...

WIEGO Childcare Initiative Summary Report (Thai)

This summary, in Thai, details research findings on women informal workers and child care from six membership-based organizations.

Sociological Inquiry

Abstract: Most research on the informal economy concentrates on how the informal economy operates at the international and regional levels...

Estadísticas Sobre el Empleo Informal en Brasil

Nota estadística, No. 2

World Class Cities and the Urban Informal Economy

Presentation at WIEGO Colloquium, ‘World Class Cities’ and the Urban Informal Economy: Inclusive Planning for the Working Poor

Law: Ordenanza Municipal para el Comercio Estacionado y Ambulante

Ordinance governing street vending in Santiago, Chile

WIEGO’s Law and Informality Work

Document in English, French, and Spanish.

Decreto Supremo No 005-2007-TR: Declaran el 30 de marzo como el “Día nacional de los trabajadores y trabajadoras del hogar”

Decreto supremo Nº 005 sobre la declaración del día 30 de marzo como “Día Nacional de los Trabajadores y Trabajadoras del Hogar,” Marzo 2007. ...