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A blog post by WIEGO's Urban Research Director, Sally Roever.
Sally Roever, WIEGO’s Urban Research Director, gave this presentation at a dialogue on formalizing the informal economy in Montevideo, Uruguay on October 30, 2013. In it, she argues that formalization must be a gradual, ongoing process which recognizes the contributions and the basic rights of...
Contents include: StreetNet Welcomes SEWA during their Field Visit to South Africa Report on Field Visit to El Salvador and Costa Rica The protests for change in Brazil, street vendors and the 2014 FIFA World Cup StreetNet hosts Eastern European Regional Workshop Sub-regional Trade Union Meeting...
Sommaire: StreetNet accueille SEWA pour leur visite sur terrain en Afrique du Sud Rapport sur la Visite au Salvador et au Costa Rica Les manifestations pour le changement au Brésil, les vendeurs de rue et la Coupe du Monde de Football de 2014 StreetNet organise un Atelier Régional pour l'Europe de l...
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This brief summarizes the findings of a set of case studies of collective bargaining by informal workers in five different countries. Included are examples of collective bargaining by waste pickers in Brazil, domestic workers in Uruguay, street traders in Liberia, bidi workers in India, and minibus...
In 1997, the financial crisis seriously damaged the Thai economy and led to the closing of many companies. Previously, it had been believed that laid-off workers would mostly return to rural employment or part-time urban tasks. However, research among street vendors in Bangkok reveals that many of...
Urban India is undergoing transformation as formal electoral politics increasingly favors the new middle class. Scholarship tends to compartmentalize the politics of the new middle class and the poor, and this article focuses on inter-class relations. By focusing on relations between street hawkers...
A blog post by Purple Romero about street vendors in a bus terminal in Quezon City. To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal City Dialogues project, click here .
A blog post by Joseph Patinkin with interviews with two informal workers in Kenya. To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal City Dialogues project, click here .
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.