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Una encuesta nacional de hogares, en este caso la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares de Perú, proporciona datos únicos sobre los vendedores ambulantes y los vendedores de mercado. Con base en esta encuesta, esta nota revisa las tendencias de venta ambulante y comercio informal en Lima y el Perú urbano...
Women and Men Operators of Enterprises in India’s Informal Sector presents a profile of non-agricultural, informal sector (proprietary, sole ownership) enterprises in India. This Statistical Brief examines and compares characteristics, economic contributions, structure and performance of enterprises...
Note prepared for the WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference.
Presentation during Session 2 of the WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference - "Informal Employment."
Presentation from Session 2 of the WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference - "Informal Employment."
Presentation from Session 2 of the WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference - "Informal Employment."
Presentation during Session 2 of the WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference on "Informal Employment."
Concept of the Informal Economy to Labour Market Changes in Developed Countries: What Can Be Learned
This working paper examines how the concept of informal economy can be applied in developed country contexts, paying particular attention to informal employment per se. Rather than simply drawing an analogy between informal employment and various forms of employment that diverge from the historical...
This table (Excel spreadsheet) contains the data WIEGO commissioned on informal employment and its workers in 19 cities. WIEGO now produces more comprehensive data on cities in its Statistical Brief Series . The advocates and policymakers who work with WIEGO need statistics on informal workers to...
For the most part, retail jobs are “bad jobs” characterized by low wages, unpredictable work schedules, and few opportunities for advancement. Labour experts Françoise Carré and Chris Tilly show that these conditions are not inevitable. In Where Bad Jobs Are Better , they investigate retail work...
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.