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Mega Events & the Urban Working Poor

James Duminy, assisted by Thembi Luckett, South Africa-based researchers, have completed an annotated bibliography from the perspective of the working poor that brings together and assesses the substantial literature on mega events: Literature Survey: Mega-Events and the Working Poor, with a Special Reference to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Informal Economy Budget Analysis

Informal Economy Budget Analysis (IEBA) asks how government budgets address the needs and interests of different groups of informal workers. It also investigates what opportunities exist for informal workers or their representatives to participate at different stages of the budget process.

The Global Economic Crisis & the Urban Informal Economy

WIEGO and our partners in the Inclusive Cities Project were able to conduct a rapid assessment of the impact of the crisis on the informal economy. During May, June and July 2009, individual and focus group interviews were conducted with home-based workers, street traders and waste pickers in 10 developing cities. Interviews were arranged and in most cases conducted by Inclusive Cities’ partners. (For information on these partners, visit the Inclusive Cities website.)

Working in Warwick: Including Street Traders in Urban Plans

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Documenting Policy & Organizational Practice

Work completed so far has focused on three sector groups: waste pickers, street traders and home-based workers. This work is largely driven by WIEGO’s sector specialists: Sonia Dias, Sally Roever, and Shalini Sinha.

Urban Informal Economy Statistics

Data analysis is complete in South Africa, India and Buenos Aires in Argentina. WIEGO is working alongside the French Institute DIAL to construct city-level estimates for an additional 15 cities.

Outputs so far:

Urban Policies - Past Activities & Accomplishments

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Influencing Planning Curricula - To Better Reflect the Concerns & Needs of Informal Workers

Engagement with planning educators confirmed that the first step in influencing planning curricula is to have a range of materials that highlight the size and contribution of the urban informal economy, core concerns of different groups of informal workers and documentation of cases of inclusive planning. This work draws on the urban informal economy statistical profiles and documentation of policy and organizational practice.

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