Urban Policies Programme

‘I Want to be Protected’: Experiences and Perspectives of Informal Workers on Social Security in Thailand

This brief explores the experiences of self-employed workers with Article 40 of Thailand’s Social Security Fund on the basis of focus group...

‘ฉันต้องการได้รับการคุ้มครอง’: ประสบการณ์และมุมมองของแรงงานนอกระบบต่อการประกันสังคมในประเทศไทย – WIEGO Policy Brief No. 31

How the Cost-of-Living Crisis Hurts Workers in Informal Employment in Bangkok, Thailand

The cost-of-living crisis is affecting workers in informal employment in Bangkok in many ways, including forcing their households to cut...

Shouldering the Burden: Impacts of the Cost-of-Living Crisis on Workers in Informal Employment in Bangkok, Thailand

The qualitative data collected in this Policy Brief show how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting workers in informal employment in Bangkok....

Catadores e catadoras obtêm apoio governamental para aumentar sua resiliência às mudanças climáticas

Um novo estudo realizado pela WIEGO mostra que 90% dos catadores e catadoras entrevistados em diferentes regiões do Brasil sofreram com eventos...

Waste pickers procure government support to improve their resilience to climate change

New study from WIEGO shows 90% of waste pickers surveyed across Brazil have experienced climate-change-related extreme weather events Public...

Comunicado de imprensa – Catado res e catado ras de materiais recicláveis sofrem o impacto de eventos climáticos extremos

Estudo brasileiro mostra por que os catadores e as catadoras são essenciais para o planejamento da adaptação climática. Mais de 90% dos catadores...

Press Release – Waste pickers bearing brunt of extreme weather events

Brazilian study shows why waste pickers are essential to climate adaptation planning. More than 90% of waste pickers surveyed across Brazil...

Impactos das mudanças climáticas e estratégias de adaptação: Experiências de catadoras e catadores de materiais recicláveis do Brasil

Principais conclusões: Experiências com eventos climáticos sérios: Muitas catadoras e catadores de materiais recicláveis (91%) vivenciaram,...

Weekly Markets in Delhi: A market that comes to you (Map)

The weekly markets of Delhi have historically served a critical economic and cultural function. Moving markets that are set up in different...