Occupational Group: Street Vendors & Market Traders

Street Vendors and Legal Advocacy: Reflections from Ghana, India, Peru, South Africa and Thailand

Dakar : après s’être mis dans la peau des travailleuses et travailleurs de l’informel, des avocats réévaluent les politiques

Les politiques ayant un impact sur la vie des travailleuses et travailleurs de l’informel sont rarement élaborées sur la base de la connaissance...

Street Vendors: Frequently Asked Questions

A guide for journalists on key questions about street vendors.

Turning the Law into a Shield for Street Vendors in African Countries

This Legal Brief compares the Civil Law and Common Law systems to explore the recourses and remedies street vendors may have to to defend...

Street Trade in Latin America: Demographic Trends, Legal Issues, and Vending Organizations in Six Cities

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Urban Responses to Street Trading: India

This paper analyzes the situation of street vendors in big cities, the reasons for this informal sector that is continuously increasing as...

Why the Poor Need Property Rights

“Glocal” Movements: Place Struggles and Transnational Organizing by Informal Workers

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Análise do Orçamento Público Diretamente Destinado a Alguns Setores da Economia Informal no Brasil

Street Vendors Organising: The Case of the Women’s Network (Red de Mujeres), Lima, Peru

This Briefing Note describes the background, objectives, activities and achievements of the Women’s Network as an example of better practice...