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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 -...
Ce manuel, conçu dans un souci pratique, vous aidera à : - Réfléchir : réfléchissez à ce que c’est que de vendeur de rue dans l’espace public, aux contributions que vous apportez à la ville et aux défis auxquels vous faites face. - Vous renseigner : apprenez-en davantage sur l’objet de la...
This toolkit is designed to assist city officials and other local authorities to adopt an inclusive approach to managing public space that considers the livelihood activities and needs of the urban informal workforce. This toolkit draws on the research and advocacy work of the global research–action...
WIEGO's Urban Research Director Caroline Skinner spoke at the launch event for this publication in Johannesburg, produced by Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) and the South Africa Local Government Association (SALGA). This is one of several clips from this event. Watch video...
Lissette Aliaga Linares, a WIEGO member, compares the approaches to regulating street trade in Lima & Bogota in this paper.
Presentation from Session 7 of the WIEGO 20th Anniversary Resarch Conference - "Street Vendors: Politics and Possibilities for Inclusion."
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.
This note considers the question of urban paradigms and street vending from a global point of view. While this research has identified multiple sources of regulation, including not only the national and local state but also capital and society, for the purpose of this brief note the author will...
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.