Africa

Regulating Informal Food Vending in Times of COVID-19 and Beyond: Best Practices from Africa and Latin America

Governments, preoccupied with guaranteeing the availability of essential goods and services, compiled lists of essential activities that...

Re-examining Legal Narratives on Vagrancy, Public Spaces and Colonial Constructs: A Commentary on the ACHPR’s Advisory Opinion on Vagrancy Laws in Africa

This edition of Law and Informality Insights analyzes the implications for informal workers of the recent African Court on Human and Peoples’...

Women Informal Traders and Child Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from Accra, Durban and Nakuru

Key Points The public health measures taken to contain the pandemic coupled with the economic slowdown have significantly reduced women informal...

Fermeture progressive de Mbeubeuss : A quand un processus plus inclusif et transparent pour protéger les récupératrice-eur-s ?

Alors que le président Macky Sall lance officiellement ce jour PROMOGED, le projet de transformation de la décharge de Mbeubeuss, WIEGO alerte...

Extending Social Protection to Women and Men in the Informal Economy

• June 3, 2021 - June 19, 2021
• ILO Headquarters, Geneva
  Virtual

109th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC)   ‣ ILO final Statement ‣ Introduction ‣ Global Network Position Paper ‣ Notable...

Tracking Home-Based Workers in Ethiopia and Kenya

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Suivi des travailleuse·eur·s à domicile en Éthiopie et au Kenya

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Seguimiento de lxs trabajadorxs en domicilio en Etiopía y Kenia

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La crise de la COVID-19 et l’économie informelle : récupératrice·eur·s de déchets en emploi informel à Dakar

“La crise de la COVID-19 et l’économie informelle, une étude longitudinale menée dans 12 villes, sous la conduite de WIEGO, se propose...

TV interview on lockdown’s impact on informal workers in South Africa

WIEGO’s Urban Policies Research Director, Caroline Skinner, spoke with eNCA’s Uveka Rangappa on March 16 about the impact of...