Informal workers account for50 to 80 percent of urban employment和generate from25 to 50 percent of the (non-agricultural) gross domestic productof the global south. Yet they are largely excluded from public infrastructure and services, public space, and public procurement contracts. Many cities are either hostile or ambivalent towards informal workers.

A small but growing number of cities are adopting more inclusive approaches to informal workers and this offers important lessons for cities that seek a more equal, productive and environmentally sustainable future. This paper examines different approaches that cities have taken towards the informal self-employed workers and their livelihood activities.

Towards a More Equal Cityis a series of 16 papers that examines if equitable access to core urban services can help achieve higher economic productivity and better environmental quality for the city. Visitcitiesforall.orgfor more.

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Agenda

10:00-10:10 AM

Opening remarks and welcome by Ani Dasgupta (WRI)

10：10-10：20 AM

The WRR Framing and connection to informal workers by Victoria Beard (WRI)

10:20-10:30 AM

Paper highlights by Martha Chen (WIEGO)

10:30-11:30 AM

Panel discussion on the findings and recommendations in the paper (Martha Chen (WIEGO), Rubbina Karruna (DFID), Judy Baker (World Bank), Oliver Azuara (IDB))

11:30-11:45 AM

与与会者的问答

11：45-11：55 AM

Announcement of WRR Porto Alegre case study launch by Robin King (WRI)

11：55-12：00 AM

Next steps on the WRR by Anjali Mahendra (WRI)

Speakers

Martha Chen,co-founder，Wiego

Rubbina Karruna,Cities Adviser, DFID

Judy Baker,Lead Economist in the Global Practice for Social, Urban, Rural, and Resilience, World Bank

Oliver Azuara,高级经济学家，劳动力市场和退休金, Inter American Development Bank

Victoria Beard,家伙, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

罗宾·金,Director of Knowledge Capture & Collaborationat WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Anjali Mahendra,Director of Research, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Ani Dasgupta,全球主任, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

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