Advanced Search
Search Results
775 results found
This report examines street vending in Durban, South Africa. The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) seeks to provide credible, grounded evidence of the range of driving forces, both positive and negative, that affect conditions of work in the informal economy over time in 10 cities. Three...
Joburg Trade Resources is intended to be an informative collection of all material related to the October 2013 evictions of street traders in inner-city Johannesburg.
This blog is part of the website of Development Pathways . In this blog, "Fareeha Ibrahim discusses how Uganda's Senior Citizens Grant (SCG) has an impact on the local economy, benefiting not only recipients but the community as a whole." More Development Pathways Blogs are also available.
Bulletin électronique de LEDNA (Local Economic Development Network of Africa). Selon le site Web de LEDNA , LEDNA est: Un réseau social – une nouvelle façon pour les professionnels du développement économique local de travailler ensemble et d’apprendre les uns des autres. Ce réseau vous donne accès...
A widespread phenomenon on dumpsites in the developing world, subsistence waste picking is also a common practice at the city-owned Coastal Park Landfill (CPL) in Muizenberg. Poor unemployed people from the townships of Capricorn, Vrygrond and Hillview, situated at the foot of the tip ―skarrel for...
As described on LEDNA's website , LEDNA is: A friendly social network – a brand new way for Local Economic Development policy makers and practitioners to work together and learn from each other. This hub gives you access to free and impartial LED knowledge, resources and contacts of the highest...
Bulletin électronique de LEDNA (Local Economic Development Network of Africa). Selon le site Web de LEDNA , LEDNA est: Un réseau social – une nouvelle façon pour les professionnels du développement économique local de travailler ensemble et d’apprendre les uns des autres. Ce réseau vous donne accès...
As described on LEDNA's website , LEDNA is: A friendly social network – a brand new way for Local Economic Development policy makers and practitioners to work together and learn from each other. This hub gives you access to free and impartial LED knowledge, resources and contacts of the highest...
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.