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From the abstract - "I review relevant literature on street trading management, and develop criteria for assessing the City of Cape Town’s street trading management approach. These criteria are linked to Lefebvre’s (1968) and Fainstein’s (2010) concepts of ‘the right to the city’ and ‘the just city’...
Note prepared for the WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference.
Letter from WIEGO to President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe addressing the current situation in Harare City Central Business District where street vendors are facing evicitions and clashes with City Police officers as part of "Operation Restore Order."
WIEGO’s law team discusses how administrative law can empower and protect informal workers in urban public spaces Every day, street vendors face harassment from authorities — from evictions to confiscation of goods. Waste pickers, too, face the denial of access to landfills or space to sort their...
Abstract: The political evolution of Kampala under the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has profoundly affected the fortunes of the city’s street vendors. This article examines the effects of institutional changes brought about by the NRM’s efforts to monopolize power in the city, arguing that the...
EQUINET is a network of health professionals, civil society members, policy makers, state officials and others working on health and social justice in the Southern African region. Worker’s health, amongst both formal and informal workers, is one of the areas covered by EQUINET. The organization...
Based in Zimbabwe, this is an organization that provides training, research and support services to state and civil society groups with a particular focus on public health, including worker’s health. The website contains interesting resources on participatory research methods in worker’s health.
This document outlines the by-laws for street trading in the City of Pietermaritzburg.
This document outlines the by-laws relating to street trading in the city of Port Elizabeth.
This document contains the conditions that informal traders mut comply with when trading in Ekurhuleni.
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.