Focal Cities

Sumário Executivo: Vendedoras e Vendedores de Rua da Região Metropolitana de Lima

Statistics on Street Vendors and Market Traders in Metropolitan Lima and Urban Peru

Based on this survey, the brief reviews trends in street vending and market trade in Lima and in urban Peru between 2004 and 2015. It also...

Overview of the Legal Framework for Inclusion of Informal Recyclers in Solid Waste Management in Brazil

Brazil has replaced repressive policies on waste picking with new inclusive policies that give legal backing to redistributive measures and...

Perceptions of Costs and Benefits of Informal-Formal Linkages: Market and Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana

Integrating Informal Workers into Selective Waste Collection: The Case of Belo Horizonte, Brazil

This Briefing Note explores the origin and key elements of public policy focused on the integration of waste pickers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil....

Recycling in Belo Horizonte, Brazil – An Overview of Inclusive Programming

Brazil is one of the world’s most progressive countries in integrating waste pickers in solid waste management systems, and Belo Horizonte...

Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Brazil and Belo Horizonte

  This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series.   View list of all WIEGO briefs.

City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Bangkok, Thailand

In Bangkok, WIEGO partnered with HomeNet Thailand to carry out this study. This report outlines key findings and policy recommendations for...

Análise do Orçamento Público Diretamente Destinado a Alguns Setores da Economia Informal no Brasil

Policy Recommendations, Informal Economy Monitoring Study – Bangkok’s Home-Based Workers: Realities & Recommendations