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Street vendors, and postmodernity: conflict and compromise in the global economy International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy In this essay based on a decade of research among sreet vendors and the informal economy, I explore street vending and the informal sector within the context of the...
This document outlines the rules that apply to every municipal authority responsible for collection, segregation, storage, transportation,, processing and disposal of municipal solid wastes in New Delhi
This Act (among other things)provides for the core principles, mechanisms and processes that are necessary to enable municipalities to move progressively towards the social and economic upliftment of local communities.
The purpose of this document is to assist with drafitng a policy that spells out the framework within which Informal trading should occur in the City of Cape Town.
This doucment contains the by-law that was promulgated to facilitate the carrying on of Street Vending, Peddling and Hawking in Queenstown.
This Convention applies to all employed women, including those in atypical forms of dependent work and seeks to adopt certain proposals that promote equality of all women in the workforce and the health and safety of the mother and child, by advocating for the development of the protection of...
This publication provides a framework of analysis and an overview of current practice in social protection. It was created to serve as a common point of reference for discussion at a workshop on "Social Protection for Women in the Informal Sector."
SEEDS, No. 20
Regional Policy Seminar organized by UNIFEM and the Government of Nepal in conjunction with IDRC and WIEGO; Kathmandu, 18-20 October, 2000. Background papers for this seminar included: Chen, M. and M. Carr, Homebased Workers in South Asia: Creating an Enabling Environment. Bajaj, M. Invisible...
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.