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A Review of Education Policy and Practices of Urban Poor Children Including Home Based Workers’ Children, Nepal Case Study
The number of marketplaces in the United States is growing rapidly. This growth belies the long history of marketplaces and signals their reemergence as tools of planning practice. This article examines ways to plan marketplaces and how those strategies can help achieve various direct and indirect...
This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series . View list of all WIEGO briefs .
The papers included in this section of the International Review of Sociology explore the nature and working of India’s informal economy.
The global financial crisis of summer 2008 rocked markets throughout the world. Evidence of its impact on the urban working poor is only just emerging but is likely to be profound. The paper challenges the accepted argument that globalization and economic growth is good for poverty reduction...
This study of statistical audit informal economy: an Indonesian case study was undertaken as part of an effort to clarify data- and statistics-related challenges faced in measuring and monitoring the size and trend of the informal economy in Indonesia. The paper provides a useful guide to monitor...
This study was undertaken as part of an effort to draw out policy lessons learnt since the systemic shock triggered by the 1997/98 crisis, to provide a summary evaluation of the existing policy framework to lower informal workers’ vulnerability to economic insecurity, and to highlight the remaining...
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.