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Informal Trading & Joburg: An Introduction In this post, the author writes "On our facebook site, we posted a blog post written by Rhonda Douglas of wiego.org regarding the concept of an ‘inclusive city’. We have written quite extensively on inclusivity in Joburg under The Right to the City, and so...
This blog post is by Leila Sheikh, a journalist who writes about domestic workers and violence against them.
This blog post is by the African Development Bank Group. The introduction is as follows: "In recent years, many African countries have experienced a growth revival, but this has not necessarily generated decent jobs. Unemployment remained high among youth and the adult African population. Little...
A blog post by Mili Sinha about late night street vendors in Chennai, India. To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal City Dialogues project, click here .
Rhonda Douglas, WIEGO's Global Projects Advisor, explains the Inclusive Cities Project and the informal economy. To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal City Dialogues project, click here .
Jeremy Irons talks trash for his new environmental documentary
Blog post: The Precarious New World of "Informal" Jobs, by Klaus F. Zimmermann, A new specter is haunting the world economy — the specter of informality. The term describes people working either in informal arrangements with employers or in irregular self-employment occupations, but in either case...
A blog from Next City about urban infrastructure. The blog is mostly focused on the USA has occasional articles about other countries.
From this blog post by Ravi Kanbur: "In recent years, there has been a strong interest in the informal economy, which is estimated to comprise 50-75 percent of the non-agricultural labor force in developing countries. It is seen as problematic by many observers, not least because of its association...
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.