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The Discussion Paper opens with a brief overview of academic discourse and policy debates on public space. Section II presents recent statistical data and research findings on the size and composition of the urban informal workforce. Section III details the exclusionary practices of many cities...
This PowerPoint presentation was given at the public seminar “Working with the Informal Economy: Solutions for Formalization” on June 6, 2018 in London. The event was co-organized by WIEGO and by the Open Society Foundation.
This presentation, made in Ottawa for Global Affairs Canada, IDRC and Oxfam Canada, details the importance of an intersectionality approach to women's economic empowerment.
This World Resources Institute (WRI) paper examines the challenges facing the world’s urban informal workers and the barriers that exclusionary cities pose to informal livelihoods. This is the fourth paper in WRI’s flagship World Resources Report, “Towards a More Equal City.” Through a focus on home...
The New Urban Agenda, the 20-year strategy on sustainable urbanization, was formally adopted by over 160 countries at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in October 2016. The final document explicitly recognizes “the contribution of the working...
Note from WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference.
This blog by Marty Chen and Joann Vanek was the third in a blog series (and twitter handle) Deliver 2030 , facilitated by the Overseas Development Institute answering the question: How can we deliver on the SDGs? The blog featured submissions by some of the world’s biggest influencers in the...
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.