History, Debate and Theory

The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future

This open-access book, edited by Martha Chen and Françoise Carré, brings together leading scholars to investigate recent conceptual shifts,...

Policy Framework

Some years ago, the world embraced biodiversity. Today, the world needs to also embrace economic diversity — a hybrid economic model that...

OpEd: South Africa’s Informal Sector Creates Jobs

WIEGO’s Michael Rogan and Caroline Skinner wrote an OpEd in The Conversation shedding light on the realities of South Africa’s...

WIEGO Network: Holistic Framework

Composition Six-Segment Model by Status of Employment In the International Classification of Status of Employment, five statuses of employment –...

World Bank: A Holistic Framework

In 2007, the Latin America division of the World Bank brought out a publication entitled Informality: Exit and Exclusion co-authored by Guillermo...

Informal Economy: Frequently Asked Questions

A guide for journalists on key questions about the informal economy.

Women and Employment in Africa: A Framework For Action

Background Document commissioned by the Danish Foreign Ministry for the Second Conference of the Africa Commission in November 2008

Social Security and the Changing Labour Market: Access for Non-standard and Informal Workers in South Africa

Rethinking the Informal Economy: Linkages with the Formal Economy and the Formal Regulatory Environment

Informality, Gender and Poverty: A Global Picture

May 27, 2006