Call for Comments: Guidelines on the Protection of the Rights of Workers in the Informal Economy in Africa Read More
WIEGO and Royal Academy of Engineering seek expressions of interest for symposium on circular economy Read More
Statistical Brief 15: 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
Street Vendors Organising: The Case of the Women’s Network (Red de Mujeres), Lima, Peru Street vendors have occupied public space in central Lima since the colonial period, and the first recorded attempt to regulate street trade... Read More
Participatory Policy Making: Lessons from Thailand’s Universal Coverage Scheme This policy brief draws out lessons from the Thai health reform process which are relevant to both policy makers and organizations of informal... Read More
Statistics on Street Vendors and Market Traders in Metropolitan Lima and Urban Peru Based on this survey, the brief reviews trends in street vending and market trade in Lima and in urban Peru between 2004 and 2015. It also... Read More
Legal and Policy Tools to Meet Informal Workers Demands: Lessons from India This brief draws on a two-year Indian study detailing how legal and policy tools have been used or can be used to address the diverse concerns... Read More
Mapping of the Policy Context and Catadores Organizations in Maputo, Mozambique This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series. View list of all WIEGO briefs. Read More
Budget Brief 3: Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Pakistan and Ravi Town, Lahore This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series. View list of all WIEGO briefs. Read More
Overview of the Legal Framework for Inclusion of Informal Recyclers in Solid Waste Management in Brazil Brazil has replaced repressive policies on waste picking with new inclusive policies that give legal backing to redistributive measures and... Read More
Housing and Urban Service Needs of Home-Based Workers: Findings From a Seven-Country Study This policy brief considers linkages between urban infrastructure and livelihood issues for home-based workers. It is based on a series of... Read More
Measuring Informal Employment in South Africa: The New Quarterly Labour Force Survey This briefing note discusses how the changes introduced in the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) will affect Read More
