Urban Policies Programme

The Municipal Waste and Citizenship Forum: A Platform for Social Inclusion and Participation

A critical source of success of the Belo Horizonte model of including waste pickers into urban plans has been the high level of organization...

Chapter 4 – From Street to Informal Shopping Concourse: Urban Design Solutions

City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Nakuru, Kenya

In Nakuru, WIEGO partnered with Kenya National Association of Street Vendors and Informal Traders (KENASVIT) to carry out this study.

City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Bangkok, Thailand

In Bangkok, WIEGO partnered with HomeNet Thailand to carry out this study. This report outlines key findings and policy recommendations for...

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Ahmedabad, India

Recomendações para Políticas – Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal – Catadores de Belo Horizonte: Catadores de Belo Horizonte: Realidades e Recomendações

Redefined Labour Spaces: Organising Workers in Post-Liberalised India

This book discusses the transformation of labour movements and trade unionism in post-liberalised India. It looks at emerging collectivism,...

Statistics on Street Vendors and Market Traders in Metropolitan Lima and Urban Peru

Based on this survey, the brief reviews trends in street vending and market trade in Lima and in urban Peru between 2004 and 2015. It also...

Presupuesto y Economía Informal en Brasil, Pakistán, Perú y las Filipinas

Este documento reúne resultados de cuatro estudios de países sobre el análisis presupuestario de la economía informal.

Integrating Informal Workers into Selective Waste Collection: The Case of Belo Horizonte, Brazil

This Briefing Note explores the origin and key elements of public policy focused on the integration of waste pickers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil....