International Labour Conference 2026: What Does the New Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy Mean for Workers? Read More
May Day 2026: Worker Organizations Uphold Democracy Amidst Rising Conflict and Authoritarianism Read More
Building movements in the informal economy: Lessons for advancing labour rights in the circular economy Read More
The Regularization of Street Vending in Bhubaneshwar, India: A Policy Model After years of conflict between street traders and local authorities, the city of Bhubaneshwar, India developed a public, private and community... Read More
Home-Based Workers in Pakistan: Statistics and Trends This report presents statistics and trends on home-based workers in Pakistan, based on data from the Labour Force Survey for two points in... Read More
Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Philippines and Quezon City This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series. View list of all WIEGO briefs. Read More
Informality in Africa: A Review This paper examines the realities of informal employment in sub-Saharan Africa, where a significant proportion of employment activity and... Read More
Informal Sector Integration and High Performance Recycling: Evidence from 20 Cities The global informal recycling sector has come into focus as the base of the industrial value chain. With few exceptions, reports and articles... Read More
Perceptions of Costs and Benefits of Informal-Formal Linkages: Market and Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana This paper investigates ways in which linkages between the informal and formal segments of an economy yield benefits to, or impose costs... 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
Home-Based Workers in India: Statistics and Trends This brief presents numbers and analysis of home-based workers in India from 1999-00 to 2011-12. It is based on data collected by the National... Read More
Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Peru and Metropolitan Lima This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series. View list of all WIEGO briefs. Read More
