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Read this blog post by Sharon Benzoni here and watch a video about the fire on the blog site or on YouTube here . To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal City Dialogues project, click here .
A blog post by Ariel Muller about workshops in Accra, Bangkok, Chennai, Lima, Manila, and Nairobi. To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal City Dialogues project, click here .
A blog post by Witchaya Pruecksamars about community efforts in Bangkok, Thailand, including finding lawyers to help informal workers. To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal City Dialogues project, click here .
In a guest blog post, Marty Chen, International Coordinator of the WIEGO Network and a lecturer in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, recounts how one group in India is giving informal workers the know-how to become their own best legal advocates. Devi-ben at her vending spot. In January...
The D.I.Y. Disaster Plan: How Informal Networks Battled Bangkok’s Worst Flood is a blog post by Dustin Roasa. "The 2011 Bangkok floods were the worst natural disaster in Thai history. Hundreds died, millions were affected and the monetary toll reached the tens of billions. But the outcome could have...
How Cities Can Get Rid of Slums By Supporting Them is a blog post by William Cobbett. "In a guest blog post, William Cobbett, Manager of the Cities Alliance, argues that cities can eliminate slums is by getting behind the people who live in them."
Hope and Skepticism as Ghana Finally Adopts an Urban Policy is a blog post by Sharon Benzoni. "Five years in the making, Ghana’s new Urban Framework could benefit the country’s informal realm if it’s successfully implemented."
Can a Party for the Urban Poor Rise in the Philippines? is a blog post by Purple Romero. "If you want a political party to fight for you, you’ve got to fight for them.That’s the philosophy that gets Maritess Nedera pounding the pavement every night. Her workday begins when she rises at 7 a.m...
A Site of Struggle: Organised Labour and Domestic Worker Organising in Mozambique, by Ruth Castel-Branco This post is also available in PDF format here .
Sally Roever, WIEGO’s Urban Research Director, argues that while clearer rules, better incentives and more supportive programs are important for street vendors, just as important is reducing the penalties they face as informal workers. To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal City...
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.