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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 special issue of the journal includes 11 articles focused on informality.
This article is included in a special issue of the journal which includes 11 articles focused on informality.
This article is included in a special issue of the journal which includes 11 articles focused on informality. Abstract: In developing countries, consumers can buy many goods either in formal markets or in informal markets and decide where to purchase based on the product's price and anticipated...
This article is included in a special issue of the journal which includes 11 articles focused on informality. Abstract: This paper provides an analysis of enforcement policies applicable to formal sector in dual labor markets, using a framework with heterogeneous firms, endogenous determination of...
This article is included in a special issue of the journal which includes 11 articles focused on informality. Abstract: This paper examines how stringent de facto firing regulations affect firm size throughout the developing world. A large firm level dataset is used across 63 countries and within...
This article is included in a special issue of the journal which includes 11 articles focused on informality. Abstract: The impact of the shadow economy on entrepreneurial entry across countries is analyzed utilising 1998–2005 individual-level Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data and national macro...
This article is included in a special issue of the journal which includes 11 articles focused on informality. Abstract: Limited availability of workfare programs, limited unemployment insurance and a large informal sector are features of the Argentine labor market at the outset of the 2001/02...
This article is included in a special issue of the journal which includes 11 articles focused on informality. Abstract: Public disclosure of labor conditions has been suggested as one way to encourage compliance with labor law and improvements in working conditions. Analyzing labor law compliance...
This article is included in a special issue of the journal which includes 11 articles focused on informality. Abstract: This paper attempts to estimate the causal effect of government enforcement on compliance with minimum wages in South Africa, a country where considerable non-compliance exists...
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.