WIEGO calls for stronger protection and a rights-based approach to formalization for workers in informal employment at OECD report launch Read More
Call for Comments: Guidelines on the Protection of the Rights of Workers in the Informal Economy in Africa Read More
WIEGO and Royal Academy of Engineering seek expressions of interest for symposium on circular economy Read More
Strengthening the Role of Local Governments in Citizen Data Production: The Waste Picker Census in Bogotá Read More
Working Paper 13: Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Peru and Metropolitan Lima This paper analyzes the national, regional and local budgeting allocations for programmes and services targeting (directly or indirectly)... Read More
The Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme: Barriers to Access for Informal Workers Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is an innovative attempt to extend social protection to informal workers, and, as such, it... Read More
Working Paper 14: Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Pakistan and Ravi Town, Lahore The bulk of Pakistan’s workforce is unorganized, and the data available do not depict the true picture, particularly of the number of women... Read More
Statistics on the Informal Economy: Definitions, Regional Estimates & Challenges This working paper offers new regional estimates on informal employment based on direct measures from 40 countries and indirect measures... Read More
Working Paper 15: Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Brazil and Belo Horizonte This paper provides an analysis of government budgets related to specific groups of informal workers in Belo Horizonte, the capital of the... 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
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
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
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
Forging a New Conceptualization of “The Public” in Waste Management The involvement of informal workers in municipal service delivery is generally theorized and studied as a key component of a neoliberal privatization... Read More
