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This paper traces back the origins of the conceptual framework Integrated Sustainable Solid Waste Management, and examines how this concept was appropriated in Brazil to inform activism of membership-based organizations (MBOs) and NGOs in their fight towards greater integration of waste pickers in...
An authentically democratic community requires open channels of communication between citizens. Street markets offer a natural setting for the daily give-and-take between sellers and buyers that is necessary for transactions to take place, but workers in street markets often lack reliable channels...
Street vendors have occupied public space in central Lima since the colonial period, and the first recorded attempt to regulate street trade in Lima dates back to 1594. For more than four centuries since then, street vendors have contributed to the local economy by providing affordable goods and...
This Briefing Note describes the background, objectives, activities and achievements of the Women’s Network as an example of better practice in the street trading sector
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Increased urbanization in India has meant more poor people live in hazardous conditions, lacking access to even basic facilities and services. In Ahmedabad, Gujarat, a large population lives within the city’s 1,000 slums. For informal workers whose homes double as their workplaces, shelter and...
This paper considers whether national and local government budgets in the Philippines make a difference to informal economy workers – particularly home-based workers, street vendors and waste pickers, the majority of whom are women. It looks into the extent of government budgetary support as well as...
This paper analyzes the national, regional and local budgeting allocations for programmes and services targeting (directly or indirectly) informal workers in Peru and in Metropolitan Lima for 2009. By discussing budget content, informal employment trends, and the reach of existing policies, it...
The bulk of Pakistan’s workforce is unorganized, and the data available do not depict the true picture, particularly of the number of women engaged in and contributing to the informal economy. While recent government documents have recognized women in the informal sector, they have failed to respond...
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.