The Urban Informal Workforce: Home-Based Workers

By WIEGO, Inclusive Cities on April 01, 2014

These findings are based on research conducted in 2012 as part of the Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS), a project under Inclusive Cities.

The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide in-depth understanding of how informal workers are affected by and respond to economic trends, urban policies and practices, value chain dynamics, and other economic and social forces. Learn more about the Informal Economy Monitoring Study.

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WIEGO, and Cities, Inclusive. The Urban Informal Workforce: Home-Based Workers. , , . WIEGO, 2014. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS-home-based-worker-report.pdfWIEGO, and Cities, I. (2014). The Urban Informal Workforce: Home-Based Workers. , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS-home-based-worker-report.pdfWIEGO, and Cities, Inclusive. "The Urban Informal Workforce: Home-Based Workers." WIEGO, 2014, .WIEGO, and Cities Inclusive. "The Urban Informal Workforce: Home-Based Workers." (2014). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS-home-based-worker-report.pdfWIEGO, and Cities, I 2014, 'The Urban Informal Workforce: Home-Based Workers', , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS-home-based-worker-report.pdf WIEGO, and Inclusive Cities, 'The Urban Informal Workforce: Home-Based Workers' (2014). WIEGO, and Cities I. The Urban Informal Workforce: Home-Based Workers. . 2014. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS-home-based-worker-report.pdfWIEGO, and Cities, Inclusive. The Urban Informal Workforce: Home-Based Workers. . 2014. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS-home-based-worker-report.pdf

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