Region: The Americas

City of Lawrence Street Vendors Administrative Policy, 2003

This document contains the licensing requirements for Street Vendors in Lawrence.

Toronto Municipal Code, Streets and Sidewalks

This document contains the municipal codes that govern tbe use of sidewalks in Toronto, and includes codes on vending on sidewalks.

Cooperatives in Uruguay

Link:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCQJMbJ6_HM

Encuesta Nacional sobre Condiciones de Vida ENCOVI-2000

Taller de Estadísticas del Sector Informal en América Latina (OIT/WIEGO)

Bolivia 5th country to Ratify Domestic Workers Convention C189

Video describing the ratification of the Domestic Workers Convention, C189, in Bolivia, April 2013. This video is in Spanish with English...

VIDEO: Federico Parra (Colombia) – Recognition of the ‘Recicladores’ as Public Managers of Waste in Colombia

The Municipal Services Project conference held in April 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa brought together researchers, activists, labour,...

WIEGO’s Focal Cities Work in Lima

Implementing several of WIEGO’s initiatives in two cities – Lima, capital of Peru, in South America, and Accra, capital of Ghana,...

Resolución de Superintendencia No 245-2008/SUNAT: Facilitan la declaración y/o pago de las contribuciones a la seguridad social de los empleadores de trabajadores del hogar.

Summary of Legal Framework on Street Vendors in Peru

Summary of materials related to the legal framework for street vendors.Review of the main pieces of legislation related to this occupational...

Summary of the Regulatory Framework Pertinent to Waste Pickers in Peru

Summary of main rules related to waste pickers in Peru; Law 29419