International Labour Conference 2026: What Does the New Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy Mean for Workers? Read More
WIEGO and Royal Academy of Engineering seek expressions of interest for symposium on circular economy Read More
May Day 2026: Worker Organizations Uphold Democracy Amidst Rising Conflict and Authoritarianism Read More
Monitoramento de eventos climáticos extremos e impactos no trabalho de catadores de materiais recicláveis (MCTC) Read More
Street Vendors Organising: The Case of the Women’s Network (Red de Mujeres), Lima, Peru Street vendors have occupied public space in central Lima since the colonial period, and the first recorded attempt to regulate street trade... 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
Collective Bargaining by Informal Workers in the Global South: Where and How It Takes Place This Working Paper examines what collective negotiation (bargaining) looks like and what it means for informal worker organizations and their... Read More
Supporting Women Home-Based Workers: The Approach of the Self-Employed Womens, Association in India The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) of India is a national labour union that organizes women, workers in the informal economy... 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
