Urban Policies Programme

Impactos das mudanças climáticas e estratégias de adaptação: Experiências de catadoras e catadores de materiais recicláveis do Brasil

Principais conclusões: Experiências com eventos climáticos sérios: Muitas catadoras e catadores de materiais recicláveis (91%) vivenciaram,...

Weekly Markets in Delhi: A market that comes to you (Map)

The weekly markets of Delhi have historically served a critical economic and cultural function. Moving markets that are set up in different...

Climate-Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies: Waste Pickers’ Experiences from Brazil

From 2022 to 2023, WIEGO’s Urban Policies Programme, in collaboration with the Urban Institute at the University of Sheffield, led an exploratory...

The Impact of COVID-19 on Employment in Mexico, 2020-2023

Street Vending and Market Trading During the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Nine Cities

This report draws on interviews with street vendors and market traders in nine cities – Accra, Ghana; Ahmedabad, India; Bangkok, Thailand;...

Waste Pickers During the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Five Cities

Key Findings A year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, market shifts had exacerbated waste pickers’ structural disadvantages, and...

Domestic Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact, Recovery and Resilience in Six Cities

Key Findings Domestic workers’ ability to work and earn an income were negatively impacted throughout the pandemic and particularly at the...

Economic Recovery Platform for Workers in Informal Employment in Mexico City

Economic Recovery Platform for Workers in Informal Employment in Mexico City  WIEGO organized a dialogue on economic recovery for the informal...

Home-Based Work during the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Five Cities

In both mid-2020 and mid-2021, WIEGO assessed the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on specific groups of informal workers and their households,...

Guidelines and Standards for Day-Care Centres in and around Markets in Ghana

These guidelines and standards for day-care centres in and around markets in Ghana were developed through the collaborative efforts of a...