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Summary of materials related to the legal framework for street vendors.Review of the main pieces of legislation related to this occupational sector, and the corresponding laws and ordinances.
Resumen de las materias relacionadas con el marco jurídico para vendedores ambulantes. Resumen de las principales leyes e ordenanzas relacionadas con este sector laboral.
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WIEGO's March 2015 Newsletter for Membership-Based Organizations of Informal Workers Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Lire cette lettre d'information en français .
Boletín Informativo de WIEGO para Organizaciones con Base de Miembros (OBM), marzo 2015 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Lire cette lettre d'information en français .
Une newsletter de WIEGO aux organisations de travailleurs informels basées sur leurs adhérents (OBA), mars 2015 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Lire cette lettre d'information en français .
About 86 per cent of Ghanaian workers work in the informal economy but together they earn only 40 per cent of national income. This is because many informal jobs are low paid and there is little job security. This brief looks at whether and how the budget of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly provides...
In 2014, 18 per cent of people employed in KwaZulu-Natal worked in an informal enterprise. In 2014/15, eThekwini’s budget was R38.8 billion (approximately US$3.5 billion). This brief looks at how the revenue, allocations, and expenditure in the eThekwini municipal budget affect informal workers in...
WIEGO’s Informal Economy Budget Analysis (IEBA) examines how government budgets address the needs and interests of different groups of informal workers. It also explores what opportunities exist for informal workers (or their representatives) to participate at different stages of the budget process...
Afghanistan's hope that market-driven agriculture will ensure its economic transformation demonstrates a wilful disregard of the links between the economic and political marketplaces in the country, and the pervasive rent-seeking practices of informal and formal power holders. This paper, based on a...
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.