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This report from the union of waste pickers, KKPKP, in Pune, India details the interventions of the union to improve the health of their members, including the setting up of a municipally funded health insurance scheme, health advocacy and the use of trust hospitals. The report also includes an...
Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Working Paper 2014-11 Abstract: This paper explores the impact and design of tax thresholds, and the light this casts on notions of ‘informality.’ It shows how thresholds generate partitions of the population of potential taxpayers by...
Policy Research Working Paper 6778 Abstract: Many firms in the developing world—including a majority of micro, small, and medium enterprises—operate in the informal economy. The informal firms face a variety of constraints, making it harder for them to do business and grow. Lack of access to finance...
Co-operatives and Workers in the Informal Economy: Possibilities and Challenges" is an initial study of co-operatives and their relationships to informal workers. It examines case studies from Brazil and India and provides an overview of the relationships between co-operatives and informal workers’...
Abstract: This report has been written for developing countries' policy makers and individuals in the development community who are actively engaged in efforts to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). The aim of the report is to review existing approaches and available policy options to improve...
The study offers the latest global and regional information and projections on several indicators of the labour market, including employment, unemployment, working poverty and vulnerable employment. A full report and an executive summary are available.
Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Working Paper 2014-06 Abstract: The object of this paper is to complement the “politics trumps economics” theme of this volume by exploring how policy mindsets influence policy making, and how they tend to persist even in the face of...
This paper presents an exploration at the intersection of four important themes in the current development discourse: urbanization, agglomeration benefits, gender and informality. Focusing on the important policy objective of new enterprise creation in the informal sector, it asks and answers four...
According to official estimates, between 2005 and 2010, informal employment fell from 58,6% to 47,9% as a proportion of total non-agricultural employment, in particular, as a result of reforms in the social security system expanding health care coverage. Maintaining high growth rates, in addition to...
From the report's preface: "This report presents poverty and inequality trends based on data collected by Stats SA through the Income and Expenditure Survey (IES) 2005/2006 and 2010/2011, as well as the Living Conditions Survey (LCS) 2008/2009. The poverty indicators in this report have been derived...
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.