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  • Working Papers

    Tight Tax Net, Loose Safety Net: Taxation and Social Protection in Accra’s Informal Sector

    While debates about taxation and social protection in relation to the informal economy are widespread, there is little empirical evidence...

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  • Resource Documents

    New Forms of Social Insurance: The Case of the TUC–UNIWA Informal Sector Pension Scheme in Ghana

    The TUC–UNIWA Informal Sector Pension Scheme was established in Ghana in 2017 by the Union of Informal Workers Associations (UNIWA) as a...

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  • StreetNet International Coordinator Oksana Abboud Post
    Building Collective Power November 14, 2022

    Recognition and Respect Could Change Street Vendors’ Lives

    In this interview, StreetNet International Coordinator Oksana Abboud talks about how and why street vendors became organized and her hopes...

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  • Street food vendors Delhi Post
    Access to Public Space October 31, 2022

    Subverting Master Planning to Advance Informal Worker Interests: Lessons from Delhi

    Heeding the United Nations call to share transformative approaches to local action on World Cities Day, Focal Cities Coordinator Jenna Harvey...

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  • Women carrying goods on their heads walk through a busy market in Ghana. Project

    Child Care in Markets

    Workers in informal employment often lack access to high quality public services, including child-care services. Lack of child-care support...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Guidelines and Standards for Day-Care Centres in and around Markets in Ghana

    These guidelines and standards for day-care centres in and around markets in Ghana were developed through the collaborative efforts of a...

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  • Policy Briefs

    Claiming Space for Informal Work in Master Planning: Reflections from a People’s Campaign in Delhi

    Master plans across the Global South tend to reflect Eurocentric, modernist city visions that are disconnected from the lived reality of...

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  • Street vendor in Salvadore, Brazil Statistical Briefs

    Informal Workers in Brazil: A Statistical Profile

    This brief examines data on employment in Brazil from 2012, 2019 and 2020, with a focus on five groups of workers who are mainly informal. ...

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  • Vendors in Ahmedabad, India Post
    Access to Public Space September 13, 2022

    Protecting Informal Workers in Public Workplaces: Lessons from Asia

    The rights of “everyone” or “every worker” laid down in international law should be the bedrock for building more inclusive cities. Realizing...

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  • Street vendor in Mexico City in 2019 Post
    Exposure Dialogues August 29, 2022

    Milestone Talks on Informal Employment

    In their first direct engagement, informal worker representatives and officials of the CNDH’s Program of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights...

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