Livelihoods

WIEGO in the World Newsletter

  July 2019  English  |  en Español |  en Français

Street Vendors: Frequently Asked Questions

A guide for journalists on key questions about street vendors.

Waste Pickers: Frequently Asked Questions

A guide for journalists on key questions about waste pickers.

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...

Worker Education & Advocacy Materials

COVID-19: Safety, prevention and advocacy resources For Domestic Workers’ Organizations Your Toolkit on ILO Convention 189 –...

Maid to Order: Ending Abuses Against Migrant Domestic Workers in Singapore

Small Firms, the Informal Sector, and the Devil’s Deal

Informalization from above, informalization from below: Options for organization

Unionizing informal workers in Ghana

Abstract: This article very briefly introduces the Ghanaian informal economy and some of the organisations that operate within it, making...

The Manchester Road: Women and the Informalization of Work in South Africa’s Footwear Industry

Abstract: The article discusses the informalization of work in the footwear industry of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa and its impact on...