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WIEGO's Statistics Programme is launching a new set of Statistical Briefs that provide key indicators of informal employment and key categories of informal workers at the geographic levels of metros, urban and national. It is a guiding belief of the programme that statistics are essential in making...
This brief contains estimates on informal workers in Bangkok and other urban centres in Thailand.
HomeNet Thailand (HNT) has long advocated for the integration of Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) into the Thai Universal Coverage Scheme to allow access to these services for the almost two-thirds of workers who are informal. Following on Policy Brief No. 9, this brief focuses on innovative...
El equipo de Políticas Urbanas de WIEGO analizó en los últimos 18 meses nuevos artículos sobre venta ambulante en seis países para comprender mejor cómo estas personas trabajadoras en empleo informal están siendo ‒o, más precisamente, “no están siendo”‒ incorporadas en las ciudades del siglo XXI...
Public space provides a window into the soul of a city. It is where collective urban life plays out — cycling to work, playing in a park, enjoying hot food from a street corner, performing music for a tip, coming together in celebration or resistance. This diversity of activity can make public...
This policy brief, created in concert with urban specialists, uses an urban systems perspective to consider:- the role of street vending for Bangkok’s economy and urban system, and impacts on these when it is eliminated;- lessons from vending management in cities around the world; and-...
By Chidchanok Samantrakul and Sarah Orleans Reed After relentless evictions against their livelihoods, on 4th September 2018, Bangkok street vendors marched on the government house to demand a halt to these actions. The march was led by a new, city-wide street vendor organization that has recently...
By Carlin Carr Building off the momentum of the New Urban Agenda, we’re focused on assisting local decision-makers in better understanding informal workers and how to incorporate them into cities. This article is the first in a series where we’ll provide practical ideas and examples as a resource to...
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.