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Street vendors are an integral part of the world's urban economies, contributing to vibrant retail markets and providing an array of affordable, accessible goods and services to urban consumers. Street vending also provides a livelihood for those who have few employment options, including migrants...
By: Avi Singh Majithia July 2020 Photo credit: Rashmi Choudhary The lockdown in Delhi came down harshly on street vendors, as it did for many other workers in the city’s massive informal economy. Announced on 24th March with just 4 hours’ notice, an empty city meant that the city’s vendors...
Street vendors are an integral part of urban economies around the world, offering easy access to a wide range of goods and services in public spaces. This page explores their contributions, numbers, working conditions, the policies that affect them and their organizing activities.
WIEGO has produced a series of briefs to analyze the Social Protection Responses to COVID-19, drawing from WIEGO's database of social protection responses to the pandemic, as well as the trends and changes in the Social Protection for Informal Workers landscape, in order to support movements in...
Our MBO (Membership-based Organization) Newsletter series has been revived, with a new format featuring shorter and more focused stories.
This document is a subsidiary regulation of the Township Act and it outlines the the regulations, rules, by-laws and codes on the establishment of cities, townships and town councils in different parts of Botswana, as well as the by-laws that regulate activities in these areas- which includes...
War on Want supports street and market vendors in Africa and works on issues related to the informal economy .
Ley No 10674: Protección y asistencia en favor de expendedores callejeros de diarios, revistas y billetes de lotería, Perú
An Act to enable certain local authorities to regulate the carrying on of trading in streets within their areas.
This Act regulates street trading in the Dublin and other county boroughs and urban districts that opt to adopt it.
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.