Theme: Future of Work

Workers’ rights in informal economies

A growing movement is helping improve lives and livelihoods for the world’s informal workers, Sally Roever explains in this Open Democracy...

Interview: How South Africa Could Become a Model for Formalizing the Informal Economy

WIEGO’s Organization & Representation Programme Director, Jane Barrett, talks about the ILO’s Recommendation 204 on formalizing the...

The Informal Economy: Recent Trends, Future Directions

Abstract: Informal employment represents more than half of nonagricultural employment in most developing regions, contributes to the overall...

Accra: Market, Street Traders & Headload Porter’s Health & Safety

A survey undertaken in Accra, Ghana, investigated the main occupational health and access to healthcare challenges faced by market traders,...

Accra: Waste Picker Health & Safety

Waste pickers from Accra, Ghana, were surveyed to understand the main occupational health challenges and hazards they face. In total, 119...

Ahmedabad: Home-based Worker Health & Safety

In order to understand the main occupational health challenges and hazards home-based workers face in Ahmedabad, India, a survey was undertaken...

WIEGO at the International Labour Conference 2019

• June 8, 2019 - July 21, 2019
• ILO Headquarters
  Geneva, Switzerland

A historic instrument on Ending Violence and Harassment in the World of Work was adopted at the International Labour Conference (ILC) in...

How the Draft WDR 2019 Got it Wrong: Rethinking and “Relinking” Social Protections for the Future of Work

The World Bank’s recently released draft of the World Development Report (WDR) 2019 makes a controversial call to delink important social...