WIEGO Briefs provide user-friendly documentation for those involved in advocacy, policy and research on the informal economy.


Policy Briefs

Policy Briefs offer information on policies and organizational practices that affect the informal economy. This series supports advocacy processes and disseminates better practices and ideas, contributing to a worker- and livelihood-centred approach to development.


Chanthone Phanyphit, 71, a skilled weaver, meticulously crafts intricate patterns on her loomSevilla, Aura, Loveleen De and Chansathith Chaleunsinh. 2024. Improving Home-Based Workers’ Access to Social Security in Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR. WIEGO Policy Brief No. 32.

Summary  Download

 


Chanthone Phanyphit, 71, a skilled weaver, meticulously crafts intricate patterns on her loomSevilla, Aura, Loveleen De and Chansathith Chaleunsinh. 2024. ການປັບປຸງການເຂົ້າເຖິງປະກັນສັງຄົມສຳຫລັບຜູ້ທຳງານຢູ່ເຮືອນໃນນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ ສປປ ລາວ. WIEGO Policy Brief No. 32.

สรุป  ดาวน์โหลด

 


HBW thailandKomin, Wichaya, Borvorn Subsing, Kanokporn Deeburee, Boonsom Namsomboon and Florian Juergens-Grant. February 2024. ‘I Want to be Protected’: Experiences and Perspectives of Informal Workers on Social Security in Thailand. WIEGO Policy Brief No. 31.

Summary  Download

 


HBW thailandKomin, Wichaya, Borvorn Subsing, Kanokporn Deeburee, Boonsom Namsomboon and Florian Juergens-Grant. 2024. ‘ฉันต้องการได้รับการคุ้มครอง’: ประสบการณ์และมุมมองของแรงงานนอกระบบต่อการประกันสังคมในประเทศไทย. WIEGO Policy Brief No. 31.

สรุป  ดาวน์โหลด

 


Domestic Worker BangkokValdivia, Marcela, Ana Carolina Ogando and Poonsap Tulaphan. January 2024. Shouldering the Burden: Impacts of the Cost-of-Living Crisis on Workers in Informal Employment in Bangkok, Thailand. WIEGO Policy Brief No. 30.

Summary  Download  Snapshot

 

Domestic Worker Bangkokเวลดิเวีย, มาร์เซลา, อันนา โคโรลิน่า โอกานโด และ พูลทรัพย์ สวนเมือง ตุลาพันธ์ 2567 แบกปัญหา หาบภาระ : ผลกระทบวิกฤตค่าครองชีพต่อแรงงานนอกระบบในกรุงเทพมหานคร สรุปข้อเสนอแนะเชิงนโยบาย ฉบับที่ 30 ของเครือข่ายผู้หญิงในเศรษฐกิจนอกระบบ

สรุป  ดาวน์โหลด  โดยย่อ

 


Unicicla cooperative in Nova União cityDias, Sonia Maria, Ana Carolina Ogando, Vanesa Castán Broto, Breno Cypriano and Juliana Gonçalves. October 2023. Climate-Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies: Waste Pickers’ Experiences from Brazil. WIEGO Policy Brief No. 29.

Summary  Download

 

Unicicla cooperative in Nova União cityDias, Sonia Maria, Ana Carolina Ogando, Vanesa Castán Broto, Breno Cypriano and Juliana Gonçalves. October 2023. Impactos das mudanças climáticas e estratégias de adaptação: Experiências de catadoras e catadores de materiais recicláveis do Brasil. Nota política da WIEGO n.° 29.

Resumo  Baixar
 


Street vendor in Delhi, IndiaSinha, Shalini, Malavika Narayan and Avi Majithia. August 2022. Claiming Space for Informal Work in Master Planning: Reflections from a People’s Campaign in Delhi. WIEGO Policy Brief No. 28.

Summary  Download

 


Nagaland brief picWIEGO and IDWF. 2021. Domestic Workers and Social Protection in Nagaland. Policy Brief (Social Protection) No. 27

Summary  Download

 


Woman and child washing clothesWIEGO and IDWF. 2021. Domestic Workers and Social Protection in Kerala State. Policy Brief (Social Protection) No. 26

Summary  Download

 


Bihar briefWIEGO and IDWF. 2021. Domestic Workers and Social Protection in Bihar State. Policy Brief (Social Protection) No. 25

Summary  Download

 


Madhya Pradesh brief photoWIEGO and IDWF. 2021. Domestic Workers and Social Protection in Madhya Pradesh. Policy Brief (Social Protection) No. 24

Summary  Download

 


Tamil Nadu brief photoWIEGO and IDWF. 2021. Domestic Workers and Social Protection in Tamil Nadu. Policy Brief (Social Protection) No. 23

Summary  Download

 


dresses for sale in DurbanSkinner, Caroline, Jane Barrett, Laura Alfers and Michael Rogan. 2021. Informal Work in South Africa and COVID-19: Gendered Impacts and Priority Interventions. Policy Brief (Social Protection) No. 22

Summary  Download

 


Domestic Workers, Risk & Social Protection in Delhi National Capital Region thumbnailWIEGO, IDWF, SEWA. 2020. Domestic Workers, Risk & Social Protection in Delhi National Capital Region. Policy Brief (Social Protection) No. 21

Summary  Download

 


PUB PB18 Domestic Workers, Risk and Social Protection in Nepal

WIEGO and IDWF. 2020. Domestic Workers, Risk and Social Protection in Nepal. Policy Brief (Social Protection) No. 20

Summary  Download

 


PUB PB19 The Costs of Insecurity: Domestic Workers’ Access to Social Protection and Services in Dhaka, Bangladesh

WIEGO and IDWF. 2020. The Costs of Insecurity: Domestic Workers’ Access to Social Protection and Services in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Policy Brief (Social Protection) No. 19 (Available in English and Bengali)

Summary  Download

Summary (Bengali)  Download (Bengali)


PUB_PB18_LauraAlfers_ChidchanokSamantrakul_2019

Alfers, Laura and Chidchanok Samantrakul. 2019. Integrating Occupational Health into Public Health Provision: The Case of HomeNet Thailand. Policy Brief (Social Protection) No. 18

Summary  Download

 


PUB_PB17_CastanoPablo_2018Castaño, Pablo. 2018. Laws, Legitimacy and Ongoing Struggle: Lessons from Bolivian Policies on Domestic Workers’ Rights. WIEGO Policy Brief (Urban Policies) No. 17

Summary  Download

 


PUB_PB16_YasmeenGisele_NarumolNirathron_2014Yasmeen, Gisèle and Narumol Nirathron. 2014. Vending in Public Space: The Case of Bangkok. WIEGO Policy Brief (Urban Policies) No. 16

Summary  Download

 


PUB_PB15_SinhaShalini_2013Sinha, Shalini. 2013. Housing and Urban Service Needs of Home-Based Workers: Findings from a Seven-Country Study. WIEGO Policy Brief (Urban Policies) No. 15

Summary  Download

 


PUB_PB14_ObinoFrancesco_2013Obino, Francesco. 2013. Housing Finance for Poor Working Women: Innovations of the Self-Employed Women’s Association in India. WIEGO Policy Brief (Urban Policies) No. 14

Summary  Download

 


PUB_PB13_SinhaShalini_2013Sinha, Shalini. 2013. Supporting Women Home-Based Workers: The Approach of the Self-Employed Women's Association in India. WIEGO Policy Brief (Urban Policies) No. 13

Summary  Download

 


UB_PB12_HeintzJames_ShahraRazavi_2012Heintz, James and Shahra Razavi. 2012. Social Policy and Employment: Rebuilding the Connections. WIEGO Policy Brief (Social Protection) No. 12

Summary  Download

 


PUB_PB11_AlfersLaura_FrancieLund_2012Alfers, Laura and Francie Lund. 2012. Participatory Policy Making: Lessons from Thailand's Universal Coverage Scheme. WIEGO Policy Brief (Social Protection) No. 11

Summary  Download

 


PUB_PB10_JainKaipana_2012Jain, Kaipana. 2012. Health Insurance in India: The Rashtriya Bima Yojana. WIEGO Policy Brief (Social Protection) No. 10

Summary  Download

 


PUB_PB9_AlfersLaura_2012Alfers, Laura. 2012. The Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme: Assessing Access by Informal Workers. WIEGO Policy Brief (Social Protection) No. 9

Summary  Download

 


PUB_PB8_ChikarmanePoornima_2012Chikarmane, Poornima. 2012. Integrating Waste Pickers into Municipal Solid Waste Management in Pune, India. WIEGO Policy Brief (Urban Policies) No. 8

Summary  Download

 


PUB_PB7_KumarRandhir_2012Kumar, Randhir. 2012. The Regularization of Street Vending in Bhubaneshwar, India: A Policy Model. WIEGO Policy Brief (Urban Policies) No. 7

Summary  Download

 


PUB_PB6_DiasSonia_2011Dias, Sonia. 2011. Overview of the Legal Framework for Inclusion of Informal Recyclers in Solid Waste Management in Brazil. WIEGO Policy Brief (Urban Policies) No. 6

Summary  Download

 


PUB_PB5_DiasSonia_2011Dias, Sonia. 2011. The Municipal Waste and Citizenship Forum: A Platform for Social Inclusion and Participation. WIEGO Policy Brief (Urban Policies) No. 5

Summary  Download

 


PUB_PB4_DiasSonia_2011Dias, Sonia. 2011. Integrating Informal Workers into Selective Waste Collection: The Case of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. WIEGO Policy Brief (Urban Policies) No. 4

Summary  Download

 


PUB_PB3_DiasSonia_2011Dias, Sonia. 2011. Recycling in Belo Horizonte, Brazil – An Overview of Inclusive Programming. WIEGO Policy Brief (Urban Policies) No. 3

Summary  Download

 


PUB_PB2_SinhaShalini_SallyRoever_2011Sinha, Shalini and Sally Roever. 2011. India’s National Policy on Urban Street Vendors. WIEGO Policy Brief (Urban Policies) No. 2

Summary  Download

 


PUB_PB1_RuslingSara_2010Rusling, Sara. 2010. Approaches to Basic Service Delivery for the Working Poor: Assessing the Impact of Mahila Housing Trust’s Parivartan Slum Upgrading Programme in Ahmedabad, India. WIEGO Policy Brief (Urban Policies) No. 1

Summary  Download


Organizing Briefs

Organizing Briefs contain information on organizing strategies and practices in the informal economy. This series aims to support organizing efforts and disseminate better practices.


Lorraine Sibanda, president of the Zimbabwe Chamber of Informal Economy Associations and StreetNet International

Rutendo Mudarikwa and Marlese von Broembsen. 2024. From ‘Battles’ to Collective Agreements Between Street Vendors and Local Authorities in Zimbabwe. WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 17

Summary  Download

 


SEWA Delhi

Sibal, Ankita Upreti. 2024. Unlocking Strength and Resilience: The Self Employed Women’s Association’s COVID-19 Strategies in Delhi. WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 16

Summary  Download

 


StreetNet International meeting in São Paulo

Assis, Mariana Prandini. 2023. ‘Whose Law? Our Law!’: Critical Reflections on Legalization, Social Dialogue and Street Vendors’ Organizing in São Paulo. WIEGO Organizing (Law) Brief No. 15

Summary  Download

 


Australia Homeworkers Garment and Footwear Sector

Wiles, Vivienne and Elizabeth Macpherson. 2023. Innovative Legislation in Australia Protects Homeworkers in the Garment and Footwear Sector. WIEGO Organizing (Law) Brief No. 14

Summary  Download

 


Journey from “Factories in Homes” to Legal Recognition and Rights thumbnail

Khan, Zehra and Krithika Dinesh. 2022. The Journey from “Factories in Homes” to Legal Recognition and Rights for Home-Based Workers in Pakistan. WIEGO Organizing (Law) Brief No. 13

Summary  Download

 


Violah Nampala, member of Buwambo Ngalo Women’s Group and chairperson of Ngalo Buwereza Organization

Pillay, Vanessa and Edwin Bett. 2022. Supporting self-organization of home-based workers in Africa: Lessons learned. WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 12

Summary  Download

 


New York City Street Vendors

Devlin, Ryan Thomas. 2021. Winning a Right to the Sidewalks: Street Vendors in New York. WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 11

Summary  Download

 


PUB_OB11_CastanoPablo_2018

Castaño, Pablo. 2018. The Mobilization of Bolivian Domestic Workers. WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 10

Summary  Download

 


PUB_OB9_BudlenderDebbie_2013Budlender, Debbie. 2013. Informal Workers and Collective Bargaining: Five Case Studies. WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 9

Summary  Download

 


 PUB_OB8_CarreFrancoise_2013Carré, Françoise. 2013. Defining and Categorizing Organizations of Informal Workers in Developing and Developed Countries. WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 8

Summary  Download

 


PUB_OB7_SpoonerDave_2013Spooner, Dave. 2013. Challenges and Experiences in Organizing Home-Based Workers in Bulgaria. WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 7

Summary  Download

 


PUB_OB6_AllenCharlotte_ElisioJossias_2011Allen, Charlotte and Elísio Jossias. 2011. Mapping of the Policy Context and Catadores Organizations in Maputo, Mozambique. WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 6

Summary  Download

 


PUB_OB5_SamsonMelanie_2010Samson, Melanie. 2010. Organizing Reclaimers in Tshwane, South Africa: Lessons from Top Down and Bottom Up Experiences. WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 5

Summary  Download

 


PUB_OB4_BensonKoni_NandiVanqaMgijima_2010Benson, Koni & Nandi Vanqa-Mgijima. 2010. Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town. WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 4

Summary  Download

 


PUB_OB3_TheronJan_2010Theron, Jan. 2010. Options for Organizing Waste Pickers in South Africa. WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 3

Summary  Download

 


 PUB_OB2_SallyRoever_2010Roever, Sally. 2010. Organising Street Vendors: ‘Gente de Confiar’ Radio Programme, Lima, Peru. WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 2

Summary  Download

 


PUB_OB1_RoeverSally_LissetteLinares_2010Roever, Sally and Lissette A. Linares. 2010. Street Vendors Organising: The Case of the Women’s Network (Red de Mujeres), Lima, Peru. WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 1

Summary  Download


Statistical Briefs

Statistical Briefs 1) provide statistics on the informal economy and categories of informal workers in accessible formats at the regional, country and city levels; or 2) describe the methods for the collection, tabulation and/or analysis of statistics.


A market trader in Accra, Ghana

Tomás Ramírez Reynoso and Joann Vanek. 2024. Street Vendors and Market Traders in 12 Countries: A Statistical Profile. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 40

Summary  Download

 


A market trader in Accra, Ghana

Tomás Ramírez Reynoso y Joann Vanek. 2024. Personas vendedoras ambulantes y comerciantes de mercado en 12 países: un perfil estadístico. Nota estadística de WIEGO n.º 40.

Resumen  Descargar

 


waste picker Pune croppedPoornima Chikarmane and Lakshmi Narayanan. 2024. Statistics on Waste Pickers: A Case Studies Guide. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 39

Summary  Download
 


street vendor AhmedabadRaveendran Govindan. 2023. The Impact of COVID-19 on Employment in India. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 38

Summary  Download
 


Street vendor Mexico CityRamírez, Tomás and Joann Vanek. 2023. The Impact of COVID-19 on Employment in Mexico, 2020-2023. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 37

Summary  Download  Snapshot

 


Street vendor Mexico CityRamírez, Tomás y Joann Vanek. 2023. El impacto de la COVID-19 en el empleo en México, 2020-2023. Nota estadística de WIEGO n.º 37

Resumen  Descargar  Panorama

 


homebasedworker El SalvadorBouvier, Mathilde and Joann Vanek. 2023. Workers in Informal Employment in El Salvador: A Statistical Profile, 2019-2021. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 36

Summary  Download
 


homebasedworker El SalvadorBouvier, Mathilde y Joann Vanek. 2023. Personas trabajadoras en empleo informal en El Salvador: un perfil estadístico, 2019-2021. WIEGO Nota estadística N.º 36

Resumen  Descargar
 


A human-powered vehicle called ‘Zorro’. Credit: Federico Parra, 2016Parra, Federico and Joann Vanek. 2023. The Collection of Data on Waste Pickers in Colombia, 2012-2022. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 35

Summary  Download
 


Petrona Flores sells poultry at the Mercado San José in LimaRamírez, Tomás, Renato Carcelén, Carmen Roca and Joann Vanek. Informal Workers in Peru: A Statistical Profile, 2015–2021. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 34

Summary  Download  Snapshot

 

Petrona Flores sells poultry at the Mercado San José in LimaRamírez, Tomás, Renato Carcelén, Carmen Roca y Joann Vanek. Personas trabajadoras en empleo informal en el Perú: Un perfil estadístico, 2015 – 2021. WIEGO Nota estadística N.º 34

Resumen  Descargar  Panorama


Street vendor in Salvadore, BrazilBouvier, Mathilde, Joann Vanek and François Roubaud. Informal Workers in Brazil: A Statistical Profile. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 33

Summary  Download  Snapshot

 

Street vendor in Salvadore, BrazilBouvier, Mathilde, Joann Vanek and François Roubaud. Pessoas em emprego informal no Brasil: Um perfil estatístico. WIEGO Resumo estatístico n.° 33

Resumo  Baixar
 


Domestic worker in Brisa del Este, Santo Domingo

Bonnet, Florence, Françoise Carré and Joann Vanek. Domestic Workers in the World: A Statistical Profile. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 32

Summary  Download

 

Domestic worker in Brisa del Este, Santo Domingo

Bonnet, Florence, Françoise Carré and Joann Vanek. Las personas trabajadoras del hogar en el mundo: un perfil estadístico. WIEGO Nota estadística N.º 32

Resumen  Descargar

 

Domestic worker in Brisa del Este, Santo Domingo

Bonnet, Florence, Françoise Carré and Joann Vanek. Travailleuse·eur·s Domestiques dans le Monde: Un Profil Statistique. WIEGO Note d’information statistique nº 32

Résumé  Télécharger


A laundress in DakarGayatri Koolwal. 2022. Informal Workers in Senegal: A Statistical Profile. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 31

Summary  Download

 

A laundress in Dakar

Koolwal, Gayatri. 2022. Les travailleur·euse·s de l’informel au Sénégal : profil statistique. WIEGO. Note d’information statistique nº 31

Résumé  Télécharger

 


A domestic worker in ChileJosé de Jesús Luján Salazar and Joann Vanek. 2022. Informal Workers in Chile: A Statistical Profile. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 30

Summary  Download  Snapshot

 

A domestic worker in ChileJosé de Jesús Luján Salazar y Joann Vanek. 2022. Personas trabajadoras en empleo informal en Chile: Un perfil estadístico. WIEGO Nota estadística No 30

Resumen  Descargar  Panorama

 


Brazilian catadora at a waste sorting facilityBouvier, Mathilde and Sonia Dias. 2021. Waste Pickers in Brazil: A Statistical Profile. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 29

Summary  Download

 

Brazilian catadora at a waste sorting facilityBouvier, Mathilde and Sonia Dias. 2021. Catadores de materiais recicláveis no Brasil: um perfil estatístico. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 29

Resumo  Baixar

 


a home-based weaver in NepalKoolwal, Gayatri and Joann Vanek. 2021. Home-Based Workers in Nepal, 2017/18: A Statistical Profile. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 28

Summary  Download

 


South African home-based workerFlorence Bonnet, Françoise Carré, Martha Chen and Joann Vanek. 2021. Home-based Workers in the World: A Statistical Profile. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 27

Summary  Download  Snapshot

 


Pakistan home-based workerSajjad Akhtar. 2020. Home-based Workers in Pakistan: A Statistical Profile. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 26

Summary  Download

 


Home-based worker in BangladeshGayatri Koolwal and Joann Vanek. 2020. Home-based Workers in Bangladesh: A Statistical Profile. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 25

Summary  Download

 


Cover image of Informal workers in India: Statistical Profile:

Govindan Raveendran and Joann Vanek. 2020. Informal Workers in India: A Statistical Profile. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 24

Summary  Download

 


Cover image garment worker in IndiaGovindan Raveendran. 2020. Home-based Workers in India: A Statistical Profile. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 23

Summary  Download

 


Cover image Mexico City street vendor

José de Jesús Luján Salazar & Joann Vanek. 2020. Informal Workers in Mexico: A Statistical Snapshot. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 22

Summary  Download 

 

CDMX musician
José de Jesús Luján Salazar & Joann Vanek. 2020. Personas trabajadoras en empleo informal en México: Un panorama estadístico. Nota estadística No 22.

Resumen   Descargar

 


​PUB_SB21_WilliamBaahBoateng_JoannVanek_2019 ​William Baah-Boateng & Joann Vanek. 2020. Informal Workers in Ghana: A Statistical Snapshot. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 21

Summary  Download

 


​PUB_SB19_MikeRogan_2019 ​Wissanee Poonsab, Joann Vanek, Françoise Carré. 2019. Informal Workers in Urban Thailand: A Statistical Snapshot. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 20

Summary  Download

 


PUB_SB19_MikeRogan_2019Rogan, Mike. 2019. Informal Workers in Urban South Africa: A Statistical Snapshot. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 19

Summary  Download

 


PUB_SB18_RaveendranGovindan_2017_0.jpgRaveendran, Govindan. 2017. Women and Men Operators of Enterprises in India’s Informal Sector. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 18

Summary  Download

 


PUB_SB17_CarreFrancoise_RodrigoNegrete_JoannVanek_2017Carré, Françoise, Rodrigo Negrete and Joann Vanek. 2017. Considerations for Revision of the International Classification of Status in Employment - ICSE-93. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 17

Summary  Download

 


PUB_SB16_AliagaLinaresLissette_2017Aliaga Linares, Lissette. 2017. Statistics on Street Vendors and Market Traders in Metropolitan Lima and Urban Peru. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 16

Summary  Download

 


PUB_SB15_CarreFrancoise_RodrigoNegrete_JoannVanek_2016Carré, Françoise, Rodrigo Negrete and Joann Vanek. 2016. Relating Quality of Employment to Informal Employment. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 15

Summary  Download

 


PUB_SB14_MehranFarhad_2015Mehran, Farhad. 2015. Are Differences in National Definitions of Informal Employment and Employment in the Informal Sector Necessary? WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 14

Summary  Download

 


PUB_SB13_MehranFarhad_2014Mehran, Farhad. 2014. Measurement of Employment-Related Income: Concepts, Data Sources and a Test of Methods. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 13

Summary  Download

 


PUB_SB12_MahmudSimeen_2014Mahmud, Simeen. 2014. Home-Based Workers in Bangladesh: Statistics and Trends. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 12

Summary  Download

 


PUB_SB11_RaveendranGovindan_JoannVanek_2013Raveendran, Govindan and Joann Vanek. 2013. Statistics on Home-Based Workers in Nepal. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 11

Summary  Download

 


PUB_SB10_Raveendran_Govindan_RatnaSudarshan_JoannVanek_2013Raveendran, Govindan, Ratna M. Sudarshan and Joann Vanek. 2013. Home-Based Workers in India: Statistics and Trends. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 10

Summary  Download

 


PUB_SB9_AkhtarSajjad_JoannVanek_2013Akhtar, Sajjad and Joann Vanek. 2013. Home-Based Workers in Pakistan: Statistics and Trends. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 9

Summary  Download

 


PUB_SB8_VanekJoann_MarthaChen_GovindanRaveendran_2012Vanek, Joann, Martha Chen, and Govindan Raveendran. 2012. (updated May 2015). A Guide to Obtaining Data on Types of Informal Workers in Official Statistics. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 8

Summary  Download

 


PUB_SB7_BudlenderDebbie_2011Budlender, Debbie. 2011. Measuring Informal Employment in South Africa: The New Quarterly Labour Force Survey. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 7

Summary  Download

 


 PUB_SB6_BudlenderDebbie_2011Budlender, Debbie. 2011. Statistics on Informal Employment in Ghana. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 6

Summary  Download

 


PUB_SB5_BudlenderDebbie_2011Budlender, Debbie. 2011. Statistics on Informal Employment in Kenya. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 5

Summary  Download

 


PUB_SB4_BudlenderDebbie_2011Budlender, Debbie. 2011. Statistics on Informal Employment in Brazil. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 4

Summary  Download

 


PUB_SB3_BudlenderDebbie_2011Budlender, Debbie. 2011. Statistics on Informal Employment in South Africa. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 3

Summary  Download

 


PUB_SB2_DiasSonia_2011Dias, Sonia. 2011. Statistics on Waste Pickers in Brazil. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 2

Summary  Download

 


PUB_SB1_TokmanVictor_2010Tokman, Victor. 2010. Statistics on Domestic Workers in Latin America. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 1

Summary  Download

 


Technical Briefs

Technical Briefs provide guides for both specialized and non-specialized audiences. These are designed to strengthen understanding and analysis of the situation of those working in the informal economy as well as of the policy environment and policy options.


warwickjunction

Horn, Pat. 2024. Implementing ILO R204 on the Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy: Lessons from South Africa’s Experience. WIEGO Technical Brief No. 16.

Summary     Download

 

Ground Score Association worker Christine Alix reviews COVID-19 safety protocols at Ground Score’s producer-funded People’s Depot in Oregon, USA

Cass Talbott, Taylor, Pinky Chandran, Cecilia Allen, Lakshmi Narayan and Owusu Boampong. 2022. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Waste Pickers. WIEGO Technical Brief No. 15.

Summary     Download

 

Ground Score Association worker Christine Alix reviews COVID-19 safety protocols at Ground Score’s producer-funded People’s Depot in Oregon, USA

Cass Talbott, Taylor, Pinky Chandran, Cecilia Allen, Lakshmi Narayan and Owusu Boampong. 2022. La Responsabilidad Extendida del Productor (REP) y las personas recicladoras. Nota estadística de WIEGO n.º15.

Resumen     Descargar

 

Ground Score Association worker Christine Alix reviews COVID-19 safety protocols at Ground Score’s producer-funded People’s Depot in Oregon, USA

Cass Talbott, Taylor, Pinky Chandran, Cecilia Allen, Lakshmi Narayan and Owusu Boampong. 2022. La Responsabilité élargie des producteurs (REP) et les récupératrice·eur·s de matériaux. Note d’information technique de WIEGO nº 15.

Résumé     Télécharger

 


Coexistencia de las personas trabajadoras del espacio público y las personas usuarias del Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC) Metro en el acceso a la estación Tacubaya. Crédito: César Parra/WIEGO.

Julia Mareike Wegmann, Sonia Medina Cardona y Adriana Pérez Campos. 2022. Trabajo en el espacio público y movilidad: herramientas para la coexistencia de dos derechos en la Ciudad de México. Nota técnica de WIEGO No. 14.

Summary     Download

 


WIEGO Technical Brief No 13 thumbnail Joanne Lees, Richard Dobson. 2021. Inclusive Public Space Planning & Design: Lessons from Asiye eTafuleni, Durban, South Africa. WIEGO Technical Brief No. 13.

Summary  Download

 


Imagen de cubierta de la Nota Técnica N° 12 de WIEGOParra, Federico and Olga Abizaid. 2021. Formalization as Public Service Providers: Achievements and Obstacles for Colombia’s Waste Pickers. WIEGO Technical Brief No. 12.

Summary  Download

 


Imagen de cubierta de la Nota Técnica N° 12 de WIEGOFederico Parra y Olga Abizaid. 2021. La formalización de la población recicladora en Colombia como prestadora del servicio público de reciclaje. Logros, oportunidades, restricciones y amenazas. Nota técnica da WIEGO No. 12.

Summary  Download

 


PUB_TB11_IJosseJeroen_2018IJgosse, Jeroen. 2018. Waste Incineration and Informal Livelihoods: A Technical Guide on Waste-to-Energy Initiatives. WIEGO Technical Brief No. 11.

Summary  Download

 


PUB_TB11_IJosseJeroen_2018IJgosse, Jeroen. 2019. Incineração de resíduos e Catadores: Um guia técnico sobre tecnologias de recuperação energética de resíduos sólidos. Nota técnica da WIEGO No. 11.

Summary  Download

 


PUB_TB11_IJosseJeroen_2018IJgosse, Jeroen. 2019. Incineración y población recicladora: Una guía técnica sobre “aprovechamiento energético” (waste-to-energy) de residuos. Nota técnica de WIEGO No. 11.

Summary  Download

 


PUB_TB10_KohnLauren_2017Kohn, Lauren. 2017. Using Administrative Law to Secure Informal Livelihoods: Lessons from South Africa. WIEGO Technical Brief No. 10.

Summary  Download

 


PUB_TB9_ParraFederico_2015Parra, Federico. 2015. “Reciclaje: ¡Sí, pero con recicladores!”. Gestión pública del aprovechamiento con inclusión de recicladores: Un nuevo paradigma en el manejo de los residuos en Bogotá, Colombia. Nota técnica de WIEGO No. 9.

Summary  Download

 


PUB_TB8_NohnMatthias_BijalBrahmBhatt_2014jpgNohn, Matthias and Bijal Brahm Bhatt. 2014. How to Assess Security of Tenure and Emulate Mortgages for Financing Semi-Formal Homes: Lessons from Mahila Housing SEWA Trust. WIEGO Technical Brief No. 8.

Summary  Download

 


 PUB_TB7_AchtellErnest_2013Achtell, Ernest. 2013. Waste Pickers and Carbon Finance: Issues to Consider. WIEGO Technical Brief No. 7.

Summary  Download

 


PUB_TB6_IJgosseJeroen_2012IJgosse, Jeroen. 2012. Paying Waste Pickers for Environmental Services: A Critical Examination of Options Proposed in Brazil. WIEGO Technical Brief (Urban Policies) No. 6.

Summary  Download

 


PUB_TB5_RobbinsGlen_2012Robbins, Glen. 2012. Major International Events and the Working Poor: Selected Lessons for Social Actors Stemming from the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa. WIEGO Technical Brief (Urban Policies) No. 5.

Summary  Download

 


PUB_TB4_ChanManKwun_2012Chan, Man-Kwun. 2012. Making Agricultural Value Chain Programmes Work for Workers:  A Practical Guide for Development Donors and Practitioners. WIEGO Technical Brief (Global Trade) No. 4.

Summary  Download

 


PUB_TB3_NohnMatthias_2011Nohn, Matthias. 2011. Mixed-Use Zoning and Home-Based Production in India. WIEGO Technical Brief (Urban Policies) No. 3.

Summary  Download

 


 PUB_TB2_RoeverSally_2011Roever, Sally. 2011. How to Plan a Street Trader Census. WIEGO Technical Brief (Urban Policies) No. 2.

Summary  Download

 


PUB_TB1_BudlenderDebbie_2009Budlender, Debbie. 2009. How to Analyse Government Budgets from an Informal Economy Perspective. WIEGO Technical Brief No. 1.

Summary  Download

 


Budget Briefs

Budget Briefs are popular versions of longer informal economy budget analyses (IEBA). Budget analysis aims to understand how government budgets address the needs and interests of informal workers, and also investigate what opportunities exist for informal workers, or their representatives, to participate at different stages of the budget process.


Budget Brief 8Budlender, Debbie. 2019. Budgeting and the Informal Economy in Lilongwe, Malawi. WIEGO Budget Brief No. 8

Summary  Download

 


PUB_BB7_BudlenderDebbie_2017Budlender, Debbie. 2017. Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Greater Monrovia. WIEGO Budget Brief No. 7

Summary  Download

 


PUB_BB6_BudlenderDebbie_2015Budlender, Debbie. 2015. Budgeting and the Informal Economy in Durban, South Africa. WIEGO Budget Brief No. 6


Summary  Download

 


PUB_BB5_BudlenderDebbie_2015Budlender, Debbie. 2015. Budgeting and the Informal Economy in Accra, Ghana. WIEGO Budget Brief No. 5


Summary  Download

 


 PUB_BB4_BudlenderDebbie_2009Budlender, Debbie. 2009. Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Brazil and Belo Horizonte. WIEGO Budget Brief No. 4


Summary  Download

 


PUB_BB3_BudlenderDebbie_2009Budlender, Debbie. 2009. Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Pakistan and Ravi Town, Lahore. WIEGO Budget Brief No. 3


Summary  Download

 


PUB_BB2_BudlenderDebbie_2009Budlender, Debbie. 2009. Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Peru and Metropolitan Lima. WIEGO Budget Brief No. 2

Summary  Download

 


PUB_BB1_BudlenderDebbie_2009Budlender, Debbie. 2009. Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Philippines and Quezon City. WIEGO Budget Brief No. 1

Summary  Download

 


Law and Informality Insights

Law and Informality Insights reflect on our work supporting organizations of workers in informal employment to know, use and shape the law, and analyze statutory developments, law-making processes and jurisprudence that impact workers and their advocacy strategies. In 2019, they replaced our legal briefs. 


Domestic WorkersBamu, Pamhidzai H. From the Palace to the Kitchens: Making C189 Real for Domestic Workers in Africa. WIEGO Law & Informality Insights No. 9

Summary  Download

 


Domestic WorkersBamu, Pamhidzai H. Del palacio a las cocinas: hacer realidad el C189 para las trabajadoras del hogar en África. WIEGO Perspectivas sobre derecho e informalidad n.o 9

Summary  Download

 


Domestic WorkersBamu, Pamhidzai H. Du palais aux cuisines : faire de la C189 une réalité pour les travailleuses domestiques en Afrique. WIEGO Réflexions sur le droit et l’informalité n° 9

Summary  Download

 


Relatora Soledad García al lugar de trabajo de las personas trabajadoras voluntarias del servicio público de limpia en la Ciudad de MéxicoEspinosa-Sánchez, Tania. Waste Pickers and Human Rights in Latin America. Law & Informality Insights No. 8

Summary  Download

 


Relatora Soledad García al lugar de trabajo de las personas trabajadoras voluntarias del servicio público de limpia en la Ciudad de MéxicoEspinosa-Sánchez, Tania. Waste Pickers and Human Rights in Latin America. Law & Informality Insights No. 8

Summary  Download

 


Defending Waste Pickers’ Livelihoods: Lessons from Litigation in Latin America thumbnailAminta Ossom, 2023. Defending Waste Pickers’ Livelihoods: Lessons from Litigation in Latin America. Law & Informality Insights, No. 7

Summary  Download

 


Defending Waste Pickers’ Livelihoods: Lessons from Litigation in Latin America thumbnailAminta Ossom, 2023. Perspectivas sobre derecho e informalidad n.o 7 – Marzo de 2023. Perspectivas sobre derecho e informalidad n.o 7 

Summary  Download

 


Defending Waste Pickers’ Livelihoods: Lessons from Litigation in Latin America thumbnailAminta Ossom, 2023. Défendre les moyens de subsistance des récupératrice·eur·s de matériaux : leçons tirées des litiges en Amérique latine. Réflexions sur le droit et l’informalité, No. 7

Summary  Download

 


Saranya, de 23 años, se dedica a coser y tejer cestas en su hogar en Tirupur (India)Marlese von Broembsen, 2022. Una cadena es tan sólida como su eslabón más débil: estrategias para incluir a las personas contratistas dependientes en domicilio en la legislación internacional de las cadenas de suministro. Perspectivas sobre derecho e informalidad, No. 6

Summary  Download

 


23-year-old Saranya does stitching and basket weaving from her home in Tiruppur, IndiaMarlese von Broembsen, 2022. A chain is as strong as its weakest link: Strategies for international supply chain legislation to include homeworkers. Law and Informality Insights, No. 6

Summary  Download

 


Persona lustradora de zapatos en Ciudad de México en 2019Teresa Marchiori, 2022. La abogacía del movimiento social: una reflexión sobre la naturaleza del derecho y la abogacía a través de la óptica de las personas trabajadoras en empleo informal. Perspectivas sobre derecho e informalidad, No. 5

Summary  Download

 


Un cireur de chaussures à Mexico en 2019Teresa Marchiori, 2022. La pratique du droit au service des mouvements sociaux : une réflexion sur la nature du droit et sur la pratique du droit à travers le regard des travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel. Réflexions sur le droit et l’informalité, No. 5

Summary  Download

 


Shoe shiner in Mexico City in 2019Teresa Marchiori, 2022. Social Movement Lawyering: A Reflection on the Nature of Law and Lawyering Through the Lens of Informal Workers. Law and Informality Insights, No. 5

Summary  Download

 


Vendors at Tema Station Market and Lorry ParkDinesh, Krithika, Pamhidzai Bamu, Roopa Madhav, Teresa Marchiori and Marlese von Broembsen, 2021. Re-examining Legal Narratives on Vagrancy, Public Spaces and Colonial Constructs: A Commentary on the ACHPR’s Advisory Opinion on Vagrancy Laws in Africa. Law and Informality Insights, No. 4

Summary  Download

 


Woman working from homeIdiculla, Mathew et Roopa Madhav, 2021. El “derecho a la ciudad” y la jurisprudencia emergente en India:Implicancias sobre los medios de subsistencia informales. Reflexiones sobre derecho e informalidad, No. 3

Summary  Download

 


Woman working from homeIdiculla, Mathew et Roopa Madhav, 2021. Le « droit à la ville » et la jurisprudence émergente : implications pour les moyens de subsistance informels. Réflexions sur le droit et l’informalité, No. 3

Summary  Download

 


Woman working from homeIdiculla, Mathew and Roopa Madhav, 2021. The “Right to the City” and Emerging Indian Jurisprudence: Implications for Informal Livelihoods. Law and Informality Insights, No. 3

Summary  Download

 


Woman working in a marketPamhidzai Bamu, 2020. El impacto jurídico de la COVID-19 sobre las personas trabajadoras en empleo informal: Revisión de 51 países. Reflexiones sobre derecho e informalidad, No. 2

Summary  Download

 


Woman working in a marketPamhidzai Bamu, 2020. L’impact des lois adoptées dans le cadre de la COVID-19 sur les travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel : Un examen de 51 pays. Réflexions sur le droit et l’informalité, No. 2

Summary  Download

 


Woman working in a marketPamhidzai Bamu, 2020. The Impact of COVID-19 Laws on Informal Workers: A Review of 51 Countries. Law and Informality Insights, No. 2

Summary  Download

 


Woman working in home studioEl Programa de Derecho, 2019. Publicaciones recientes y recursos centrados en la obtención de reconocimiento y derechos laborales para las trabajadoras y trabajadores en empleo informal. Reflexiones sobre derecho e informalidad, No. 1

Summary  Download

 


Woman working in home studioLe programme Droit, 2019. Reconnaissance et droits des travailleuses et travailleurs de l'informel : Publications récentes et ressources. Réflexions sur le droit et l’informalité, No. 1

Summary  Download

 


Woman working in home studioLaw programme, 2019. Informal Workers Gaining Recognition and Rights as Workers: Recent Publications and Resources. Law and Informality Insights, No. 1 

Summary  Download

 


PUB_LB4_Nyemb_Marchiori_SV_Using Law_as_Shield_2019Nyamb, Jacques Jonathan and Teresa Marchiori. 2019. Turning the Law into a Shield for Street Vendors in African CountriesWIEGO Legal Brief No. 4

Summary  Download

 


PUB_LB3_BrunoMiragaiaSouza_JulianaAvanci_LucianaItikawa_2013Bruno Miragaia Souza, Juliana Avanci, Luciana Itikawa. 2013. A Experiência de Advocacy no caso dos Trabalhadores Ambulantes em São Paulo. WIEGO Relatórios Jurídicos No. 3

Summary  Download

 


PUB_LB2_CorrarinoMegan_2012Corrarino, Megan. 2012. Using the Right to Information in the Informal Economy: A How-To Guide. WIEGO Legal Brief No. 2

Summary  Download

 


PUB_LB1_SankaranKamala_RoopaMadhav_2013Sankaran, Kamala and Roopa Madhav. 2013. Legal and Policy Tools to Meet Informal Workers' Demands: Lessons from India. WIEGO Legal Brief No. 1

Summary  Download

 


Language