Programme: Urban Policies Programme

Relatórios das Cidades, Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal – Catadoras e Catadores em Belo Horizonte, Brasil

The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide in-depth understanding of how informal workers are affected by and respond...

City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Ahmedabad, India

Budgeting and the Informal Economy in Accra, Ghana

About 86 per cent of Ghanaian workers work in the informal economy but together they earn only 40 per cent of national income. This is because...

Enhancing Productivity in the Urban Informal Economy

This publication argues for a radical and new policy paradigm, to promote inclusion of informal workers in urban dialogues, and mainstream...

WIEGO Childcare Initiative Summary Report (Thai)

This summary, in Thai, details research findings on women informal workers and child care from six membership-based organizations.

Belo Horizonte Selective Waste Collection Programme

Budget Brief 2: Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Peru and Metropolitan Lima

  This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series.   View list of all WIEGO briefs.

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 5 – Tackling Urban Management Issues: A Cooperative Effort

Enfrentando a Crise: Recessão Persistente,Inflação Crescente, e a Força de Trabalho Informal (Sumário Executivo)

Report available in English here. Relatório disponível em português aqui. Informe disponible en español aquí.