May Day 2026: Worker Organizations Uphold Democracy Amidst Rising Conflict and Authoritarianism Read More
Social Dialogue for Social Protection: A Perspective from the Informal Economy in Southeast Asia Read More
Vending in Public Space: The Case of Bangkok This brief reviews cultural, economic, political and other broad social foundations of vending in Bangkok’s public space. It also examines... Read More
Statistics on Informal Employment in Brazil This brief summarizes statistics on poverty and employment – and, in particular, on urban informal employment – in Brazil. Read More
Defining and Categorizing Organizations of Informal Workers in Developing and Developed Countries This organizing brief, written for researchers and activists concerned about informal workers, aims to capture the full range of organizational... Read More
Making Agricultural Value Chain Programmes Work for Workers: A Practical Guide for Development Donors and Practitioners This guide, aimed at development donors and practitioners, seeks to improve the poverty, economic and gender impacts of agricultural value... Read More
Recycling in Belo Horizonte, Brazil – An Overview of Inclusive Programming Brazil is one of the world’s most progressive countries in integrating waste pickers in solid waste management systems, and Belo Horizonte... Read More
Integrating Informal Workers into Selective Waste Collection: The Case of Belo Horizonte, Brazil This Briefing Note explores the origin and key elements of public policy focused on the integration of waste pickers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.... Read More
Laws, Legitimacy and Ongoing Struggle: Lessons from Bolivian Policies on Domestic Workers’ Rights This Policy Brief explores domestic worker struggles in Bolivia. It concentrates on laws and policies applied by the government of Evo Morales... Read More
Statistics on Informal Employment in South Africa This brief summarizes statistics on employment – and, in particular, on urban informal employment – in South Africa. Read More
The Mobilization of Bolivian Domestic Workers This brief describes the mobilization of domestic workers in Bolivia focusing particularly on the campaign that led to the approval of the... Read More
Paying Waste Pickers for Environmental Services: A Critical Examination of Options Proposed in Brazil This Brief synthesizes the main conclusions of the research and the methodology proposed by the Brazilian Institute for Applied Economic... Read More
