May Day 2026: Worker Organizations Uphold Democracy Amidst Rising Conflict and Authoritarianism Read More
Informal Workers in Urban Thailand: A Statistical Snapshot This brief contains estimates on informal workers in Bangkok and other urban centres in Thailand. Read More
Budgeting and the Informal Economy in Lilongwe, Malawi In 2013, 89 per cent of Malawi’s 5.5 million employed people were informally employed. Informal economy budget analysis (IEBA) explores the... Read More
Waste Incineration and Informal Livelihoods: A Technical Guide on Waste-to-Energy Initiatives This brief provides waste picker organizations, policymakers and practitioners with information about waste-to-energy initiatives, and solid... Read More
Literature Survey: Mega-Events and the Working Poor, with a Special Reference to the 2010 FIFA World Cup This literature survey draws together and synthesizes research that has been done on mega events, with a particular focus on the 2010 World... Read More
Turning the Law into a Shield for Street Vendors in African Countries This Legal Brief compares the Civil Law and Common Law systems to explore the recourses and remedies street vendors may have to to defend... Read More
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
Occupational Health and Safety and the Poorest Occupationally related injury and illness is a major, but largely under-explored, potential source of worker vulnerability. This study investigates... Read More
Informal Economy Budget Analysis: eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality WIEGO’s Informal Economy Budget Analysis (IEBA) examines how government budgets address the needs and interests of different groups of informal... Read More
Integrating Waste Pickers into Municipal Solid Waste Management in Pune, India No person should have to be immersed in solid waste for their livelihood, yet every day hundreds of thousands of informal waste pickers in... Read More
