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From the abstract: This paper studies the causes and consequences of informality and applies the analysis to Arab countries. It starts with a review of employment, labor informality and other labor market outcomes in the Arab world; and a discussion on the definition and measures of informality, as...
Abstract: This book chapter discusses the management of market space in Ankara, Turkey, and the relations between municipal government and the traders’ association. The Chamber of Marketplace Traders (CMT) is a membership based association of the traders that was originally in charge of the...
Paper from the International Conference on Globalization and Its Discontents, SUNY Cortland, 2007
This chapter about subcontracted workers in Pakistan is part of the book that, as described on amazon.com , "studies the impact of subcontracted work in different national settings, linking it to the global economy and to changes in women’s financial security and work opportunities. The contributors...
World Bank Policy Research Report on Gender and Development, Working Paper Series, No. 24
Background paper presented at Regional Policy Seminar on Women Workers in the Informal Sector in South Asia: Creating an Enabling Policy Environment .
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...
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.