Programme: Urban Policies Programme

Forging a New Conceptualization of “The Public” in Waste Management

The involvement of informal workers in municipal service delivery is generally theorized and studied as a key component of a neoliberal privatization...

Exploring the Role of Improved Access to Public Goods and Services

This paper reports on a Policy Dialogue of the JWP (Joint Work Programme) Annual Meeting 2016. WIEGO is one of the Cities Alliance members...

Inclusive Public Spaces for Informal Livelihoods: A Discussion Paper for Urban Planners and Policy Makers

The Discussion Paper opens with a brief overview of academic discourse and policy debates on public space. Section II presents recent statistical...

Informação e trabalho: uma leitura sobre os catadores de material reciclável a partir das bases públicas de dados

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

Executive summary of research report Report available in English here. Relatório disponível em português aqui.Informe disponible en español...

Overview of the Legal Framework for Inclusion of Informal Recyclers in Solid Waste Management in Brazil

Brazil has replaced repressive policies on waste picking with new inclusive policies that give legal backing to redistributive measures and...

Chapter 3 – Different Sectors, Different Challenges

A Crise Econômica Global e a Economia Informal – Ficha informativa

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Bogotá, Colombia

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers

This is the Executive Summary of the full Sector Report that synthesizes qualitative and quantitative data from the first (2012) round of...