Special Research Initiatives

Building Inclusive Cities: Highlights from the Inclusive Cities Project

This publication features case studies and profiles highlighting successful interventions by organizations of informal workers and includes...

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

Construyendo Ciudades Inclusivas: Aspectos destacados del proyecto Ciudades Inclusivas

Este folleto se basa en las lecciones aprendidas durante el Proyecto Ciudades Inclusivas, que se desarrolló entre 2009-2015. El Proyecto...

Membership-Based Organizations of the Poor

The chapters in this book analyse different types of membership based organizations of the poor (MBOP). The book is characterised by a conviction...

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...

Reality and Analysis: Personal and Technical Reflections on the Working Lives of Six Women

Supporting Workers in the Informal Economy: A Policy Framework

Paper Prepared for ILO Task Force on the Informal Economy

Mainstreaming Informal Employment and Gender in Poverty Reduction: A Handbook for Policymakers and Other Stakeholders

Street Vending in African Cities: A Synthesis of Empirical Findings from Kenya, Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Uganda and South Africa

Background Paper for the World Bank’s 2005 World Development Report

Informality in Latin America: Facts and Opportunities

This paper was written as a contribution to a WIEGO/OECD project under the OECD Regional Reviews on Informality.