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How to Assess Security of Tenure and Emulate Mortgages for Financing Semi-Formal Homes: Lessons from Mahila Housing SEWA Trust Nohn and Bhatt’s Technical Brief examines how the Mahila Housing Trust (MHT) has tackled the issue of housing loans in contexts of tenure... Read More
Reclaiming Reusable and Recyclable Materials in Africa – A Critical Review of English Language Literature This paper seeks to include Africa in the current international conversations about the situation of informal workers such as waste pickers.... Read More
Global Networking: Informal Workers Build Solidarity, Power and Representation through Networks and Alliances Over the past three decades informal workers, mainly in the global South and their organizations have joined and launched global networks... Read More
Approaches to Basic Service Delivery for the Working Poor: Assessing the Impact of Mahila Housing Trust’s Parivartan Slum Upgrading Programme in Ahmedabad, India Increased urbanization in India has meant more poor people live in hazardous conditions, lacking access to even basic facilities and services.... Read More
Statistics on Waste Pickers in Brazil In the current economic downturn, the job of waste picker has taken on new importance as an employment opportunity for those with limited... Read More
Using Administrative Law to Secure Informal Livelihoods: Lessons from South Africa Although informal workers make up the broad base of the work force in many countries, legal frameworks often fail to protect and support... Read More
Inclusive Urban Planning for the Working Poor: Planning Education Trends and Potential Shift Current urban planning education, supported by prevailing legislation, negatively impacts on the livelihoods and shelter options of the urban... Read More
Health Financing and Delivery in India: An Overview of Selected Schemes This paper analyzes some of India’s most prominent heath insurance schemes from the perspective of poor informal women workers, a specific... Read More
Visão geral dos Instrumentos Legais para a Inclusão de Recicladores Informais na Gestão de Resíduos Sólidos no Brasil Read More
A Guide to Obtaining Data on Types of Informal Workers in Official Statistics This brief provides a practical guide to collecting and compiling statistics on specific categories of informal workers – home based workers,... Read More
