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Abstract: Street hawking as a source of livelihood across the developing world has often raised a lot of concerns regarding hygiene, slum, crime, health, human and vehicular congestion from governments, city authorities and other actors. These concerns noted have necessitated a decongestion and...
When a historic market in Durban, South Africa was threatened by commercial development, market workers and street vendors, with the support of Asiye eTafuleni, the World Class Cities for All (WCCA) campaign, and other local organizations, came together to defend the rights of vendors to public...
The Inclusive Cities project is improving the lives of the urban working poor. A review of the first three years of the multi-partner project – which aims to build voice and recognition for informal workers in cities globally – revealed significant progress has been made by partners and the workers...
Informal workers who are partners of the Inclusive Cities Project list their accomplishments since the project's inception in 2008. Accomplishments are categorized into the three elements deemed necessary to achieve change: voice, visibility and validity.
Ela Bhatt, founder of SEWA and a founding member of WIEGO, was the speaker at the graduation for the Walsh School of Foreign Service. She was also awarded an honorary doctorate from that school. Read Ela's graduation speech here .
Through their experiences of organizing in the markets of Durban, leaders of the growing movement of street vendors have gained greater confidence in confronting city officials and increasing clarity on the role their organizations play in creating inclusive cities. Story prepared by Leslie...
Shantaben has been a vegetable vendor for 35 years. A longtime and active member of SEWA, she is an advocate for the tens of thousands of vendors who struggle daily to earn a living in Ahmedabad.
Urban Utopia of Exclusivity Versus Urban Realism of Inclusivity: Mall or Market Place?
Quando um mercado histórico em Durban, África do Sul, foi ameaçado pelo desenvolvimento comercial, os trabalhadores do mercado e os vendedores de rua, com o apoio da organização Asiye eTafuleni, da campanha Cidades de Classe Mundial para Todos (World Class Cities for All – WCCA) e de outras...
Através de suas experiências de organização nos mercados de Durban, lideranças do movimento em expansão de vendedores ambulantes ganharam mais confiança para confrontar as autoridades municipais e maior clareza sobre o papel que suas organizações desempenham na criação de cidades inclusivas...
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.