Street Vendors & Market Traders

STREET VENDORS: Essential Goods and Urgent Needs

Photo: Feliciana Carcasi Luque sells food at the Mercado Modelo Pamplona in Lima, where some vendors who sell essentials have been allowed...

This new crisis underscores old injustices in the global economy

Grim reports of overwhelmed health systems from here and other parts of Europe, as well as North America, have dominated COVID-19 coverage...

Esta nueva crisis acentúa las antiguas injusticias de la economía global 

La cobertura de COVID-19 por parte de muchos de los medios de comunicación más influyentes del mundo ha estado dominada por informes desalentadores...

Cette nouvelle crise fait ressortir les vieilles injustices dans l’économie mondiale

Les rapports sinistres sur les systèmes de santé débordés d’ici et d’autres parties de l’Europe, ainsi que de l’Amérique du Nord, ont dominé...

Llaman a proteger economía informal

Llaman a proteger economía informal – Pide WIEGO CDMX ayudas para 52% de población activa económicamente  

Message from President of SAITA on the effects of COVID-19 to the informal business economy

In an open letter, Rosheda Muller, President of South African Informal Traders Alliance (SAITA), has called on governments to support informal...

Interview with Caroline Skinner on Street Vendors and Public Space for WIEGO Blog

Caroline Skinner, WIEGO’s Urban Research Director, discusses the launch of our new e-book, Street Vendors and Public Space: Essential...

Podcast Interview: Caroline Skinner on Street Vendors and Public Space

In this podcast interview with Urban Research Director Caroline Skinner, she discusses WIEGO’s new e-book, Street Vendors and Public...

Street Vendors and Public Space: An interactive e-book

Through photography and text, this e-book offers an in-depth look at the important role street vendors play in cities, the challenges they...

Street Vendor Exclusion in “Modern” Market Planning: A Case Study from Kumasi, Ghana