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Quando um mercado histórico em Durban, África do Sul, foi ameaçado pelo desenvolvimento comercial, os trabalhadores do mercado e os vendedores de rua, com o apoio da organização Asiye eTafuleni, da campanha Cidades de Classe Mundial para Todos (World Class Cities for All – WCCA) e de outras...
Através de suas experiências de organização nos mercados de Durban, lideranças do movimento em expansão de vendedores ambulantes ganharam mais confiança para confrontar as autoridades municipais e maior clareza sobre o papel que suas organizações desempenham na criação de cidades inclusivas...
This booklet emerged out of discussions in a workshop with representatives of the National Union of Tailors, Lagos. The workshop was facilitated by Ismaill Bello of the National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) and Bobby Marie of TIE GLOBAL.
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This literature survey draws together and synthesizes research that has been done on mega events, with a particular focus on the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Special attention is paid to the impact of hosting these events on the urban working poor.
Overview of the domestic worker sector in Ghana
Overview of regulatory issues concerning street vendors in Ghana
This report provides a disaggregated analysis of known street vendors in the eThekwini Municipality by type of area, with further disaggregation within the areas with sufficient observations by demographic and trader characteristics. It supplements Reform Development Consulting’s earlier report, A...
This paper presents tabulations on informal employment in urban areas of 10 developing countries: Abidjan, Antananarivo, Bamako, Cotonou, Dakar, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Lima, Lomé, Niamey and Ouagadougou. It presents data on specific categories of urban informal workers – street vendors and waste...
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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.