Eficiência e Solidariedade nas Associações de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis As associações e cooperativas de catadores são formadas a partir da situação de vulnerabilidade social dos seus membros. A maior parte dos... Read More
Concept of the Informal Economy to Labour Market Changes in Developed Countries: What Can Be Learned This working paper examines how the concept of informal economy can be applied in developed country contexts, paying particular attention... Read More
Health Insurance in India: The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana This policy brief explores the challenges faced by India’s poor workers in using the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), the largest... Read More
Budgeting and the Informal Economy in Accra, Ghana About 86 per cent of Ghanaian workers work in the informal economy but together they earn only 40 per cent of national income. This is because... Read More
Measurement of Employment-Related Income: Concepts, Data Sources and a Test of Methods This brief aims at reviewing the possibility of measuring income from employment with existing sources, in particular, assessing the feasibility... 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
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
South Africa’s Informal Economy: A Statistical Profile This paper presents a statistical profile of informal employment in South Africa from 2005 to 2007, and attempts to identify the economic... Read More
Gestão de Resíduos Sólidos, Catadores, Participação e Cidadania – Novas Articulações? This paper traces back the origins of the conceptual framework Integrated Sustainable Solid Waste Management, and examines how this concept... Read More
