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  • Street vendor in Salvadore, Brazil Statistical Briefs

    Informal Workers in Brazil: A Statistical Profile

    This brief examines data on employment in Brazil from 2012, 2019 and 2020, with a focus on five groups of workers who are mainly informal. ...

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  • Vendors in Ahmedabad, India Post
    Access to Public Space September 13, 2022

    Protecting Informal Workers in Public Workplaces: Lessons from Asia

    The rights of “everyone” or “every worker” laid down in international law should be the bedrock for building more inclusive cities. Realizing...

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  • Street vendor in Mexico City in 2019 Post
    Exposure Dialogues August 29, 2022

    Milestone Talks on Informal Employment

    In their first direct engagement, informal worker representatives and officials of the CNDH’s Program of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights...

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  • Thumbnail The Struggle for the Soul of Bhadra Chowk – A Heritage Plaza or Heritage Market? Resource Documents

    The Struggle for the Soul of Bhadra Chowk – A Heritage Plaza or Heritage Market? A Case Study from Ahmedabad, India

    This case study documents the history of the struggle by street vendors, with SEWA’s support, to retain their right to vend – and their natural...

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  • Working Papers

    Urban Planning and Informal Livelihoods in India: An Analysis of Urban Planning Laws and Processes in Delhi and Bangalore

    This paper seeks to critically analyze the legal framework of urban planning in India and the challenges and opportunities it presents informal...

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  • Research Reports

    COVID-19 and Informal Work in 11 Cities – Executive Summary

    The longitudinal multi-city study of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on informal workers finds that earnings are still far below their...

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  • WIEGO Publication Series

    COVID-19 and Informal Work in 11 Cities: Recovery Pathways Amidst Continued Crisis

    This Working Paper reflects the findings from the longitudinal study of nearly 2,000 informal workers in 11 cities around the world. Surveys...

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  • Choral Mauladia poses near her cart where she sells vegetables at a local market Post
    Access to Public Space June 13, 2022

    India’s Street Vendor Protection Act: Good on Paper But Is It Working?

    India’s Street Vendor Protection Act was enacted after a long struggle and is widely lauded, yet a close look nearly a decade later shows...

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  • Policy/Position Documents

    110-я сессия ILC/МКТ – Глобальный документ с изложением позиции организаций работников неформальной экономики (длинная версия)

    Международные сети организаций работников неформальной экономики и WIEGO приветствуют доклад МОТ о достойном труде и экономике социальной...

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  • Policy/Position Documents

    Global Position Paper from Organizations of Workers in the Informal Economy on Decent Work and the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE), prepared for the 110th Session of the International Labour Conference (Long Version)

    International networks of workers in the informal economy1 and WIEGO welcome the ILO report on decent work and the social and solidarity...

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