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Sally Roever , WIEGO Urban Research Director, shows how an inclusive attitude towards street vendors and an understanding of how they fit into the urban economy and streetscape has improved livelihoods dramatically in Bhubaneswar and Durban. This article is part of a series on urban livelihoods for...
This is a video about workers who use bicycles to earn income. Workers include street vendors and transport workers.
Contents: Women's menstrual cycles are a "plague" : Findings from a SEWA study SEWA's agricultural campaigns Agriculture workers agitate for rights Sairaben trains women in Bangladesh
A leader among headloaders in Ahmedabad's busy textile market, Shanta Bababahi Bhalerao knows firstand how belonging to the growing SEWA movement can help lift a worker's burdens. This publication is part of the WIEGO Workers' Lives Series .
Before the Warwick Junction Project, which gave street vendors in Durban an infrastructure providing shelter and basic amenities, Sibongile Makhanya traded in the streets in conditions which exposed her to high personal and professional risks. Now Sibongile has moved her business to a kiosk which...
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In many cities in developing countries, informal employment accounts for the majority of employment. Data analysis suggests that informal work, rather than being the exception, is the dominant mode of work in most towns/cities in developing regions. It comprises one half to three quarters of non...
This September 4 press release, issued at the World Urban Forum 6 in Naples, calls on urban officials to integrate informal workers into the planning process and explains the benefits.
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.