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This working paper draws on a rights-based perspective to explore the impact of law, regulation and policy on the informal economy with a focus on street vendors in Ahmedabad.
Overview of regulatory issues concerning street vendors in Ghana
From the preface: 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 under the joint programme funded by the UK’s Economic & Social Research Council and Department for...
This report provides a disaggregated analysis of known street vendors in the eThekwini Municipality by type of area, with further disaggregation within the areas with sufficient observations by demographic and trader characteristics. It supplements Reform Development Consulting’s earlier report, A...
During the People’s Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro between June 15 and 22, Myriam Marques, with the People’s Summit Radio station, interviewed workers and allies. This interview is conducted, with the help of translators, in Portuguese, Hindi, and English. Interviewees include: Sushila Sabale, waste...
This paper presents tabulations on informal employment in urban areas of 10 developing countries: Abidjan, Antananarivo, Bamako, Cotonou, Dakar, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Lima, Lomé, Niamey and Ouagadougou. It presents data on specific categories of urban informal workers – street vendors and waste...
This paper is the result of research on SEWA including an interview with Ela Bhatt, conducted by Edward Webster, Professor Emeritus at the Society, Work and Development Institute at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Part of this paper was included in a presentation he gave at Kassel...
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.