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Resource Documents The Struggle for the Soul of Bhadra Chowk – A Heritage Plaza or Heritage Market? A Case Study from Ahmedabad, India This case study documents the history of the struggle by street vendors, with SEWA’s support, to retain their right to vend – and their natural... Read More Statistical Briefs Informal Workers in Brazil: A Statistical Profile This brief examines data on employment in Brazil from 2012, 2019 and 2020, with a focus on five groups of workers who are mainly informal. ... Read More Statistical Briefs Pessoas em emprego informal no Brasil: Um perfil estatístico Pessoas trabalhadoras do Brasil, pessoas trabalhadoras domésticas do Brasil, pessoas catadoras de recicláveis brasileiras, COVID-19 no Brasil. ... Read More Policy Briefs Claiming Space for Informal Work in Master Planning: Reflections from a People’s Campaign in Delhi Master plans across the Global South tend to reflect Eurocentric, modernist city visions that are disconnected from the lived reality of... Read More Working Papers Urban Planning and Informal Livelihoods in India: An Analysis of Urban Planning Laws and Processes in Delhi and Bangalore This paper seeks to critically analyze the legal framework of urban planning in India and the challenges and opportunities it presents informal... Read More Technical Briefs Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Waste Pickers This brief explores the challenges that waste pickers face with EPR and offers ideas for developing more inclusive EPR systems, based on... Read More Organizing Briefs Supporting Self‑Organization of Home‑Based Workers in Africa: Lessons Learned This organizing brief draws out the lessons of HBWs organizing in five countries; Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. It... Read More Research Reports SEWA Sangini Cooperative: Providing Child Care for Women Informal Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India The SEWA Sangini Cooperative provides child-care services for SEWA members – all women workers in informal employment – through 11 centres... Read More Global Reports COVID-19 and Informal Work in 11 Cities – Executive Summary The longitudinal multi-city study of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on informal workers finds that earnings are still far below their... Read More WIEGO Publication Series COVID-19 and Informal Work in 11 Cities: Recovery Pathways Amidst Continued Crisis This Working Paper reflects the findings from the longitudinal study of nearly 2,000 informal workers in 11 cities around the world. Surveys... Read More First Prev 1 ... 10 11 12 ... 21 ... Next Last
The Struggle for the Soul of Bhadra Chowk – A Heritage Plaza or Heritage Market? A Case Study from Ahmedabad, India This case study documents the history of the struggle by street vendors, with SEWA’s support, to retain their right to vend – and their natural... Read More
Informal Workers in Brazil: A Statistical Profile This brief examines data on employment in Brazil from 2012, 2019 and 2020, with a focus on five groups of workers who are mainly informal. ... Read More
Pessoas em emprego informal no Brasil: Um perfil estatístico Pessoas trabalhadoras do Brasil, pessoas trabalhadoras domésticas do Brasil, pessoas catadoras de recicláveis brasileiras, COVID-19 no Brasil. ... Read More
Claiming Space for Informal Work in Master Planning: Reflections from a People’s Campaign in Delhi Master plans across the Global South tend to reflect Eurocentric, modernist city visions that are disconnected from the lived reality of... Read More
Urban Planning and Informal Livelihoods in India: An Analysis of Urban Planning Laws and Processes in Delhi and Bangalore This paper seeks to critically analyze the legal framework of urban planning in India and the challenges and opportunities it presents informal... Read More
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Waste Pickers This brief explores the challenges that waste pickers face with EPR and offers ideas for developing more inclusive EPR systems, based on... Read More
Supporting Self‑Organization of Home‑Based Workers in Africa: Lessons Learned This organizing brief draws out the lessons of HBWs organizing in five countries; Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. It... Read More
SEWA Sangini Cooperative: Providing Child Care for Women Informal Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India The SEWA Sangini Cooperative provides child-care services for SEWA members – all women workers in informal employment – through 11 centres... Read More
COVID-19 and Informal Work in 11 Cities – Executive Summary The longitudinal multi-city study of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on informal workers finds that earnings are still far below their... Read More
COVID-19 and Informal Work in 11 Cities: Recovery Pathways Amidst Continued Crisis This Working Paper reflects the findings from the longitudinal study of nearly 2,000 informal workers in 11 cities around the world. Surveys... Read More
