Programme: Urban Policies Programme

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...

How to Assess Security of Tenure and Emulate Mortgages for Financing Semi-Formal Homes: Lessons from Mahila Housing SEWA Trust

Nohn and Bhatt’s Technical Brief examines how the Mahila Housing Trust (MHT) has tackled the issue of housing loans in contexts of tenure...

Key Drivers of Asset Erosion and Accumulation in Informal Employment: Findings from the Informal Economy Monitoring Study

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...

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