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A blog post by Sharon Benzoni about street vendors in Ghana. Kantamanto’s back in business. Just two months ago, a field of rubble was all that remained of the large, beloved market that deals primarily in secondhand clothes imported from the U.S., Europe and China. The market, a confusing labyrinth...
Informal City Dialogues - Vendors Squeeze a Profit Out of Office Workers Seeking Chemical-Free Juice
A blog post by Witchaya Pruecksamars about street vendors in Bangkok, Thailand. To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal City Dialogues project, click here .
A blog post by Manuel Vigo about an unusual market in Lima, Peru. The market, like many in Lima, has become a hub for all types of commerce, and provides a place for many informal vendors to gather and seamlessly integrate with the formal world. Learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal...
Warwick Junction's First Aiders challenge myths about informal workers. Read this post by Laura Alfers and Phumzile Xulu on the Asiye eTafuleni blog.
Student Dissertation - Street traders face various barriers including societal marginalization and pervasive poverty, threatening their well-being. The scarcity of occupational therapy literature around informal economy occupations limits the profession’s understanding about what engagement in such...
In Accra, WIEGO partnered with the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) and StreetNet Ghana Alliance, which is composed of MBOs of vendors, traders and hawkers to carry out this study. This report outlines key findings and policy recommendations for the city of Accra. The...
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...
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.