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This Case Study presents some of the first steps being taken in Liberia, to find solutions to the problems women traders face which normally are the following: the fact that women who trade are often invisible, they also have to face poor working conditions and lack recognition of their economic...
Cette étude de cas a été préparée portant sur le Fonds Sirleaf pour les femmes du marché au Liberia, une organisation au Libéria nommé en l'honneur de Mme Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, la première femme élue présidente en Afrique et la petite-fille d'une femme du marché rural. Le Fonds s'efforce de...
Abstract: This working paper forms part of the research project, Making Space for the Poor: Law, Rights, Regulation and Street-Trade in the 21st Century, awarded to Cardiff University funded by UK-Aid. The paper reports the findings of a legislative review undertaken to identify the main Federal and...
Working Paper 2: Law, Rights and Regulation in the Informal Economy ESRC-DFID Research Project
Fact Sheet Produced for the Rio+20 international conference in 2012, this fact sheet details how sectors within the informal economy are playing an important role in climate change mitigation and providing other environmental benefits.
TED Summary: Robert Neuwirth spent four years among the chaotic stalls of street markets, talking to pushcart hawkers and gray marketers, to study the remarkable "System D," the world's unlicensed economic network. Responsible for some 1.8 billion jobs, it's an economy of underappreciated power and...
Contents: Crux from the speech given by Ilaben Bhat at Georgetown University USA Land Acquisition Problems of Urban Poor Expedition full of inspiration Sewa News
After years of conflict between street traders and local authorities, the city of Bhubaneshwar, India developed a public, private and community partnership model for street vending. The model recognized the contributions of street traders to the city, and entailed dedicated and legally sanctioned...
This report was written for NASVI (National Association of Street Vendors of India).
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.