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  • Renana Jhabvala, co-founder of SEWA and former chair of WIEGO Post
    Building Collective Power February 15, 2024

    Statistics as a Catalyst for Making Women Workers Visible

    Renana Jhabvala, co-founder of SEWA and former chair of WIEGO, talks about the historical relationship between both organizations, and the...

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  • Street food vendors Delhi Post
    Access to Public Space October 31, 2022

    Subverting Master Planning to Advance Informal Worker Interests: Lessons from Delhi

    Heeding the United Nations call to share transformative approaches to local action on World Cities Day, Focal Cities Coordinator Jenna Harvey...

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  • Journal Articles

    Book Review: The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future

    Released in 2020, the book “The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future” has been reviewed by...

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  • 22-year-old Mwanahamisi Hassan, who works as a domestic worker in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Post

    Why an Enforceable Protocol on Social Protection is Essential in Africa

    The African Union recently adopted a Protocol on Social Protection, which is significant because it means that the African Union now has...

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  • Project Reports

    COVID-19 கால நெருக்கடி மற்றும் அமைப்பு சாரா பொருளாதாரச்சூழல் பற்றிய உண்மை நிலை: வீடு சார்ந்த தொழிலாளர்கள், திருப்பூர், இந்தியா

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  • Presentations

    Strategic litigation in the informal economy

    Discusses the role of strategic regulation in advancing the rights of informal workers, and provides examples of successful cases.

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  • Presentations

    ILO Recommendation 204: Formalising the Informal Economy (2015)

    Describes the history and background of the process leading to 2015 ILO Convention 204 on the transition  from the formal to the informal...

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  • Presentations

    Defining and regulating the informal economy

    Provides an introduction to the informal economy, including: labour law and its scope; the definition of informal economy; an overview of...

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  • Athari za janga la CORONA katika Sekta isiyo rasmi: Wafanyakazi wa Sekta Isiyo Rasmi Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Janga la COVID-19 katika Sekta isiyo rasmi ni utafiti unaoongozwa na WIEGO kwa miji 12 unaotathmini athari za janga la COVID-19 kwa vikundi...

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  • Four working women wearing masks Page

    COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study: Events and Webinars

    Events and Webinars:

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