The Americas

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors

Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Waste Pickers

Waste pickers are one of the three urban informal worker groups – along with street vendors and home-based workers – who are the focus of...

Informality and Inclusive Green Growth

Certification of Occupational Skills

This document emphasizes the transformation of the waste management model and the labor certification process, which is a recognition of...

License To Sell: The Effect Of Business Registration Reform On Entrepreneurial Activity In Mexico

This paper estimates the economic effects of a recent reform that simplified business entry regulation in Mexico. The reform was introduced...

Broken laws, unprotected workers: Violations of employment and labour laws in America’s cities

The Low-Wage Recovery and Growing Inequality

NELP Summary: This report updates NELP’s previous analyses of job loss and job growth trends during and after the Great Recession. More information...

(In)dependent Contractor Misclassification

Numerous state-level studies show that between 10 and 20 percent of employers misclassify at least one worker as an independent contractor. ...

Informal Traders and Planners in the Regeneration of Historic City Centres: The Case of Quito, Ecuador

A major reason for the regeneration of historic city centres in developing countries is the possibility of benefiting from the growing mobility...

The Informal Economy, Insecurity and Social Cohesion in Latin America