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ການປັບປຸງການເຂົ້າເຖິງປະກັນສັງຄົມສຳຫລັບຜູ້ທຳງານຢູ່ເຮືອນໃນນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ ສປປ ລາວ – WIEGO Policy Brief No. 32. Read More
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Journal ArticlesBook Review: The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the FutureReleased in 2020, the book “The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future” has been reviewed by... Read More Resource DocumentsThe Struggle for the Soul of Bhadra Chowk – A Heritage Plaza or Heritage Market? A Case Study from Ahmedabad, IndiaThis case study documents the history of the struggle by street vendors, with SEWA’s support, to retain their right to vend – and their natural... Read More Statistical BriefsInformal Workers in Brazil: A Statistical ProfileThis brief examines data on employment in Brazil from 2012, 2019 and 2020, with a focus on five groups of workers who are mainly informal. ... Read More Statistical BriefsPessoas em emprego informal no Brasil: Um perfil estatísticoPessoas trabalhadoras do Brasil, pessoas trabalhadoras domésticas do Brasil, pessoas catadoras de recicláveis brasileiras, COVID-19 no Brasil. ... Read More Policy BriefsClaiming Space for Informal Work in Master Planning: Reflections from a People’s Campaign in DelhiMaster plans across the Global South tend to reflect Eurocentric, modernist city visions that are disconnected from the lived reality of... Read More Working PapersUrban Planning and Informal Livelihoods in India: An Analysis of Urban Planning Laws and Processes in Delhi and BangaloreThis paper seeks to critically analyze the legal framework of urban planning in India and the challenges and opportunities it presents informal... Read More Technical BriefsExtended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Waste PickersThis brief explores the challenges that waste pickers face with EPR and offers ideas for developing more inclusive EPR systems, based on... Read More Organizing BriefsSupporting Self‑Organization of Home‑Based Workers in Africa: Lessons LearnedThis organizing brief draws out the lessons of HBWs organizing in five countries; Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. It... Read More Research ReportsCOVID-19 and Informal Work in 11 Cities – Executive SummaryThe longitudinal multi-city study of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on informal workers finds that earnings are still far below their... Read More WIEGO Publication SeriesCOVID-19 and Informal Work in 11 Cities: Recovery Pathways Amidst Continued CrisisThis Working Paper reflects the findings from the longitudinal study of nearly 2,000 informal workers in 11 cities around the world. Surveys... Read More First Prev ... 6 7 8 ... 17 ... Next Last
Book Review: The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the FutureReleased in 2020, the book “The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future” has been reviewed by... Read More
The Struggle for the Soul of Bhadra Chowk – A Heritage Plaza or Heritage Market? A Case Study from Ahmedabad, IndiaThis case study documents the history of the struggle by street vendors, with SEWA’s support, to retain their right to vend – and their natural... Read More
Informal Workers in Brazil: A Statistical ProfileThis brief examines data on employment in Brazil from 2012, 2019 and 2020, with a focus on five groups of workers who are mainly informal. ... Read More
Pessoas em emprego informal no Brasil: Um perfil estatísticoPessoas trabalhadoras do Brasil, pessoas trabalhadoras domésticas do Brasil, pessoas catadoras de recicláveis brasileiras, COVID-19 no Brasil. ... Read More
Claiming Space for Informal Work in Master Planning: Reflections from a People’s Campaign in DelhiMaster plans across the Global South tend to reflect Eurocentric, modernist city visions that are disconnected from the lived reality of... Read More
Urban Planning and Informal Livelihoods in India: An Analysis of Urban Planning Laws and Processes in Delhi and BangaloreThis paper seeks to critically analyze the legal framework of urban planning in India and the challenges and opportunities it presents informal... Read More
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Waste PickersThis brief explores the challenges that waste pickers face with EPR and offers ideas for developing more inclusive EPR systems, based on... Read More
Supporting Self‑Organization of Home‑Based Workers in Africa: Lessons LearnedThis organizing brief draws out the lessons of HBWs organizing in five countries; Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. It... Read More
COVID-19 and Informal Work in 11 Cities – Executive SummaryThe longitudinal multi-city study of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on informal workers finds that earnings are still far below their... Read More
COVID-19 and Informal Work in 11 Cities: Recovery Pathways Amidst Continued CrisisThis Working Paper reflects the findings from the longitudinal study of nearly 2,000 informal workers in 11 cities around the world. Surveys... Read More
