Empowering Home-based Workers in India: Strategies and Solutions This publication is an outcome of a grant from the Tata Trusts to the Harvard University South Asia Institute for a project on ‘Livelihood... Read More
Technology & the Future of Work: Final Report Final report providing detailed research findings on the impact of technology on informal workers’ livelihoods across five cities.... Read More
WIEGO Annual Report 2015-2016 WIEGO’s activities during 2015 and 2016, as detailed in this Annual Report, illustrate how WIEGO works: to generate knowledge for and build... Read More
Relating Quality of Employment to Informal Employment Statistical Brief 15 discusses the importance and relevance of the definition of informal employment to the economies of developed countries... Read More
The dilemma of managing the challenges of street vending in public spaces: The case of Enugu City, Nigeria Abstract: Urbanisation trend in sub-Saharan Africa in general and Nigeria in particular, is characterised by rapid urban population growth... Read More
Urban livelihoods: reviewing the evidence in support of the New Urban Agenda SUMMARY: The New Urban Agenda (NUA) recognizes the role played by the urban informal economy and makes bold commitments to inclusive urban... Read More
“The Poor Also Must Live!” Market Demolition, Gentrification and the Quest for Survival in Lagos State Report on demolition of traditional open markets, as part of the State government programme to develop Lagos into a “mega city”. This... Read More
Exploring the Role of Improved Access to Public Goods and Services This paper reports on a Policy Dialogue of the JWP (Joint Work Programme) Annual Meeting 2016. WIEGO is one of the Cities Alliance members... Read More
Editorial: Urban livelihoods: reframing theory and policy This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. This paper, which also serves as an introduction to this... Read More
