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In an immediate response to COVID-19, WIEGO conducted a rapid assessment to understand how the pandemic and the related public health measures were affecting informal workers in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In photographs and text, this e-book shows the global picture WIEGO found, the health...
This open-access book, edited by Martha Chen and Françoise Carré, brings together leading scholars to investigate recent conceptual shifts, research findings and policy debates on the informal economy. It is the culmination of 20 years of pioneering work by WIEGO and calls for a paradigm shift in...
President of Zimbabwe has said that informal sector enterprises can operate "on condition they register with their authorities first, as part of the government efforts to formalise their operations." ZCIEA issued this release, which says in part: "the REGISTRATION which the President referred to is...
Con un presupuesto equivalente al 12% de su PIB, el Perú implementó el paquete de respuesta a la pandemia del COVID-19 más grande en América Latina. Su objetivo principal era ofrecer apoyo a la población más vulnerable durante la pandemia. Desde el 16 de marzo también ha implementado medidas...
Lima's informal market and street vendors are facing risk of infection, lost income, and more hindrance than help from government. Now, narratives that dehumanize and blame them for spreading coronavirus are on the rise. Vendors are meeting these challenges with innovation, dignity, strong...
Les personnes vendeuses de rue fournissent des services essentiels dans les villes du monde entier, en particulier en Afrique, en Asie et en Amérique du Sud, où les résident·e·s dépendent d’elles pour couvrir leurs besoins fondamentaux. Elles font partie d’un vaste système alimentaire de l’informel...
Street vendors provide essential services in cities across the globe, particularly in Africa, Asia and South America, where residents rely on them for basic needs. They are part of a vast informal food system that keeps much of the world from going hungry. But the pandemic has devastated the...
Las personas vendedoras ambulantes brindan servicios esenciales en ciudades de todo el mundo, especialmente en África, Asia y América del Sur, donde los residentes recurren a ellas para cubrir sus necesidades básicas. Forman parte de un vasto sistema alimentario informal que evita que una gran parte...
Poster offers graphic guidelines for workers in markets, streets and home shops, developed by WIEGO in consultation with experts in public health (Professors Rajen Naidoo and Leslie London of the Universities of KwaZulu-Natal and Cape Town) and the informal economy.
Despite the troubling and false narrative that has taken hold in Peru and is spreading across Latin America about the role of informal market traders in the growth of COVID-19 cases, these workers are not the problem. In fact, they have been fighting to be part of the solution, in partnership with...
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.