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Le commerce informel est une réalité incontournable dans les villes africaines, marquées par un niveau élevé de pauvreté, de chômage et d’inégalités et, assujetti aux fluctuations de l’économie mondiale. Le commerce informel constitue une soupape essentielle, et un point d’entrée sur le marché du...
This report documents the results of a discussion on relevant Laws and practices that affect Domestic Workers, kayayeis (headload porters) and Street Vendors.
Mean Streets , edited by ACC partners Jonathan Crush, Abel Chikanda and Caroline Skinner, demonstrates powerfully that some of the most resourceful entrepreneurs in the South African informal economy are migrants and refugees. Yet far from being lauded, they take their life into their hands when...
Abstract: The dissertation explores the interplay between government, informal street traders and the public in and around the Congolenses marketplace in Luanda, Angola. The nation was ravaged by 27 years of civil war until 2002. During this time most of the city made use of extensive systems of...
This is a student presentation of a masters dissertation . The dissertation explores the interplay between government, informal street traders and the public in and around the Congolenses marketplace in Luanda, Angola.
Abstract: There are over 1.7 billion people worldwide working in the informal economy, (Jutting & De Laiglesia, 2009). In South African over 2 million individuals work in this part of the economy, where the majority operate in informal retail. Many traders operate at transport interchanges due to...
This is a student presentation of a masters dissertation . The main objective of this research was to examine the factors and processes that obstruct traders in securing their livelihoods in township economies but also to assess the potential impact on traders of the planned upgrades.
This is the first issue of the Consuming Urban Poverty project. "Consuming Urban Poverty (Officially: Governing Food Systems to Alleviate Poverty) is a project based at the African Centre for Cities at the University of Cape Town. It is funded by the ESRC-DFIF Joint Fund for Poverty Alleviation...
Abstract: For most, the term “public space” conjures up images of large, open areas: community centers for meetings and social events; the ancient Greek agora for political debates; green parks for festivals and recreation. In many of the world’s major cities, however, public spaces like these are...
In most Indian cities the urban poor survive by working in the informal economy. Poverty and lack of gainful employment in the rural areas and in the smaller towns drive large numbers of people to the cities for work and livelihood. Street vendors form the most visible segment of the urban informal...
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.