Theme: Formalization

Informal Employment and Development: Patterns of Inclusion and ExclusionThe European Journal of Development Research

At present, there is renewed interest in the informal economy worldwide. This renewed interest has rekindled some of the old debates about...

Gender and Recycling: Tools for Project Design and Implementation: Regional Initiative for Inclusive Recycling

This Guide is intended to be used in the preparation of projects that contribute to the formalization of recyclers and their integration...

Perceptions of Costs and Benefits of Informal-Formal Linkages: Market and Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana (Working Paper)

This paper investigates ways in which linkages between the informal and formal segments of an economy yield benefits to, or impose costs...

Special Report on the Informal Economy

Report on ILO Recommendation 204 which focuses on “Ending Informality”, and stands for social inclusion, social justice and a...

Urban Paradigms and Legal Frameworks: A Global View

This note considers the question of urban paradigms and street vending from a global point of view. While this research has identified multiple...

Supporting Informal Livelihoods in Public Space: A Toolkit for Local Authorities

This toolkit is designed to assist city officials and other local authorities to adopt an inclusive approach to managing public space that...

Recovering resources, creating opportunities: Integrating the informal sector into solid waste management

Informalization of labour markets: Is formalization the answer?

WIEGO Network Platform: Transitioning from the Informal to the Formal Economy in the Interests of Workers in the Informal Economy

The platform sets out common core needs and demands for informal workers around organizing/labour rights, voice and bargaining power, legal...

WIEGO Network Platform (Russian): Transitioning from the Informal to the Formal Economy in the Interest of Workers in the Informal Economy

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