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Abstract: South African low-income communities face many challenges (e.g., insufficient housing, poor service delivery, and abject poverty); additionally, a silent challenge of pest infestation plagues these areas resulting in disease risks, nuisances, and stigma. Consequently, an enterprising urban...
Low industrial growth, declining agricultural sector and limited expansion of formal sector employment in India have increasingly forced the poor to take recourse to informal sources of livelihoods. Street vending is one such thriving source of self-employment across cities. This book delves into...
"Be Safe With Us": How Durban Market Traders Collaborated with Officials to Improve Workplace Safety
By Carlin Carr Durban’s busy downtown market, Warwick Junction, whizzes with all the hustle and bustle of a thriving public space. Nearly a half a million people pass through the market every day, as the space is South Africa’s largest transportation and trading hub. An estimated 8,000 traders...
During a WIEGO side event at the 3rd session of the Preparatory Committee for Habitat III (PrepCom3), SEWA organizers speak to the opportunities and successes they have had in promoting urban planning with the participation of women street vendors. Learn more about Habitat III
En el marco del Tercer Comité preparatorio para Habitat 3, Gloria Solorzano, una lider peruana de la Red Nacional de Trabajadores Autoempleados expone sobre el proceso participativo entre los vendedores ambulantes y el gobierno de Lima para llegar a una nueva ordenanza que regula el comercio...
En el marco del Tercer Comité preparatorio para Habitat 3, Gloria Solorzano, una lider peruana de la Red Nacional de Trabajadores Autoempleados expone sobre el proceso participativo entre los vendedores ambulantes y el gobierno de Lima para llegar a una nueva ordenanza que regula el comercio...
We, the Women representatives of Informal Cross Border Trader’s Associations (ICBTs) drawn from Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe met in Johannesburg, South Africa for the Women Cross Border Traders Forum on Mainstreaming Gender in the SADC...
Juliana Brown Afari talks about why it is important for informal workers to be involved in the Habitat III process and why should goverments keep in mind as they move to implement the New Urban Agenda.
This is the project website of an ongoing research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) that focuses on governing food systems to alleviate poverty in secondary cities in Africa. Part of the project focuses on...
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.