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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 .
Monthly newsletter for the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI). In this issue: Street vendors campaign for passage of Street Vendors Bill Delhi Food Safety Department to develop eight safe street food zones Vendors in Uttar Pradesh take up issues with state urban development...
In Nakuru, WIEGO partnered with Kenya National Association of Street Vendors and Informal Traders (KENASVIT) to carry out this study. This report outlines key findings and policy recommendations for the city of Nakuru. The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide in-depth...
The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide in-depth understanding of how informal workers are affected by and respond to economic trends, urban policies and practices, value chain dynamics, and other economic and social forces. Learn more about the Informal Economy...
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.