Programme: Urban Policies Programme

Approaches to Basic Service Delivery for the Working Poor: Assessing the Impact of Mahila Housing Trust’s Parivartan Slum Upgrading Programme in Ahmedabad, India

Increased urbanization in India has meant more poor people live in hazardous conditions, lacking access to even basic facilities and services....

Collective action in the informal economy : the case of the self-employed women’s union

Housing Finance for Poor Working Women: Innovations of the Self-Employed Women’s Association in India

The Self-Employed Womens Association (SEWA) of India recognizes that the home is a paramount productive asset, especially for poor women....

Policy Recommendations, Informal Economy Monitoring Study – Nakuru’s Street Vendors: Realities & Recommendations

Executive Summary-Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Durban, South Africa

This report examines street vending in Durban, South Africa. The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) seeks to provide credible, grounded...

Sumário Executivo – Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal: Catadores e Catadoras em Pune, na Índia

City Report (English)

City Report: Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Durban, South Africa

WIEGO Resource Document – Informal Economy Budget Analysis: Greater Monrovia

This paper aims to assess whether the government budget in Liberia address the needs of informal workers, in particular street vendors, market...

The possibilities for collective organization of informal port workers in Tema, Ghana

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Coping with Crises: Lingering Recession, Rising Inflation, and the Informal Workforce

In 2009, researchers in 14 urban locales in 10 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America conducted individual and focus group interviews...