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The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide in-depth understanding of how informal workers are affected by and respond to economic trends, urban policies and practices, value chain dynamics, and other economic and social forces. Learn more about the Informal Economy...
Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Working Paper 2014-11 Abstract: This paper explores the impact and design of tax thresholds, and the light this casts on notions of ‘informality.’ It shows how thresholds generate partitions of the population of potential taxpayers by...
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Street vending represents a vital and growing aspect of the urban informal economy that is often the subject of municipal regulatory efforts that seek to control, confine or extinguish it. In the People’s Republic of China, recent developments and discussions on vendor rights and regulation...
Policy Research Working Paper 6778 Abstract: Many firms in the developing world—including a majority of micro, small, and medium enterprises—operate in the informal economy. The informal firms face a variety of constraints, making it harder for them to do business and grow. Lack of access to finance...
En Lima, WIEGO se asoció con la Federación Departamental de Vendedores Ambulantes de Lima y Callao (FEDEVAL) para llevar a cabo el estudio. Este informe documenta los principales hallazgos y recomendaciones para la ciudad de Lima. El Estudio de Monitoreo de la Economía Informal (EMEI) está diseñado...
The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide credible, grounded evidence of the range of driving forces, both positive and negative, that affect conditions of work in the urban informal economy in 10 cities over time. Specifically, it examines how informal workers are affected...
En Lima, WIEGO se asoció con la Federación Departamental de Vendedores Ambulantes de Lima y Callao (FEDEVAL) para llevar a cabo el estudio. Este informe documenta los principales hallazgos y recomendaciones para la ciudad de Lima. El Estudio de Monitoreo de la Economía Informal (EMEI) está diseñado...
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.