United States of America

Redemption – The Documentary

From the documentary’s website: “They are New York City’s gleaners – struggling at the edge of our society. You see them on almost...

Domestic Employees Act, 1961

This act outlines the conditions of employment for domestic workers in Barbados.

Sidewalk Vending District Program

This report outlines the history of the City’s Sidewalk Vending Program, in Los Angeles, the City’s Existing Sidewalk Vending Law, comparative...

63rd Commission on the Status of Women

• March 11, 2019 - March 22, 2019

CSW63 UN Headquarters, New York Representatives of UN Member States, civil society organizations and UN entities gathered at the UN headquarters...

UN HLP Report Presentation to Secretary-General

• September 22, 2016

During the 71st session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the UN High-Level Panel for Women’s Economic Empowerment (UN...

Five Must-reads on Including Street Vendors in Public Spaces

Street vendors are facing unprecedented challenges in cities across the globe, despite global development goals calling for more economically...

¿Dónde están las ciudades inclusivas? Vendedores y vendedoras ambulantes en todo el mundo se enfrentan a hostilidades crecientes

El equipo de Políticas Urbanas de WIEGO analizó en los últimos 18 meses nuevos artículos sobre venta ambulante en seis países para comprender...

Wither the “Labor” in Labor Day?

For many of us, the word “informal employment” conjures up images of street vendors, rickshaw drivers, or casual laborers in agriculture—all...