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Washington DC, USA The Law, Justice and Development Week 2017 took place from November 6th to 10th, in Washington DC, United States. The event was organized by the World Bank, and gathered specialists from several areas to discuss issues around the theme of gender inequality. The event aimed to...
This is a case study on inclusive urban development strategies in Chiang Rai City, Thailand. Specifically, it details how, with support from the European Union, Chiang Rai Municipality and HomeNet Thailand are working to expand the role of membership-based organizations in local decision-making and...
Prsentation from Session 5 of WIEGO's 20th Anniversary Research Conference - "Informality and Urban Planning and Design."
Presentation from Session 7 of the WIEGO 20th Anniversary Resarch Conference - "Street Vendors: Politics and Possibilities for Inclusion."
Presentation from the WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference.
From the abstract - "I review relevant literature on street trading management, and develop criteria for assessing the City of Cape Town’s street trading management approach. These criteria are linked to Lefebvre’s (1968) and Fainstein’s (2010) concepts of ‘the right to the city’ and ‘the just city’...
Note from WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference.
Note from WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference.
This document will focus on answering a specific set of questions concerning linking informality, housing and work.
This publication features case studies and profiles highlighting successful interventions by organizations of informal workers and includes strategies used to achieve positive outcomes, all of which can be used as resources for other organizations seeking to support the working poor in the urban...
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.