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In many cities in developing countries, informal employment accounts for the majority of employment. Data analysis suggests that informal work, rather than being the exception, is the dominant mode of work in most towns/cities in developing regions. It comprises one half to three quarters of non...
Summary from Cities of Migration: Cities are uniquely positioned to learn from one another and to adapt and replicate good practice. Whatever the legal and jurisdictional framework, or differences in municipal responsibilities, cities around the world are accountable to their constituents and have a...
Unos diez mil clasificadores recorren las calles de Montevideo recolectando cerca del 40% de los residuos generados por un millón y medio de habitantes. Estos trabajadores no reconocidos formalmente, reciclan el 80% del total de los materiales recuperados por la industria del reciclaje, utilizando...
No person should have to be immersed in solid waste for their livelihood, yet every day hundreds of thousands of informal waste pickers in India and across the developing world scrabble through rubbish heaps in the streets, dumping grounds and landfills to recover recyclables in order to earn a...
Fact Sheet Produced for the Rio+20 international conference in 2012, this fact sheet details how sectors within the informal economy are playing an important role in climate change mitigation and providing other environmental benefits.
This technical brief explores issues that arose before, during and after the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, with the aim of informing the activities and interactions that organizations working with and for the working poor might engage in around major sporting events. Such major international...
After years of conflict between street traders and local authorities, the city of Bhubaneshwar, India developed a public, private and community partnership model for street vending. The model recognized the contributions of street traders to the city, and entailed dedicated and legally sanctioned...
Abstract: Street hawking as a source of livelihood across the developing world has often raised a lot of concerns regarding hygiene, slum, crime, health, human and vehicular congestion from governments, city authorities and other actors. These concerns noted have necessitated a decongestion and...
En Argentina, y en particular en su Capital Federal (Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires / CABA), la problemática asociada a los recolectores informales de residuos reciclables (conocidos aquí como cartoneros) sufrió una profunda transformación durante la primera década del siglo XXI. En muy poco tiempo...
Série Vida dos Trabalhadores. Dona Maria Brás foi uma força incansável na luta das cooperativas de catadores brasileiros contra a perseguição e por condições dignas de trabalho e segurança social.
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.