Statistical Insights on Home-Based Workers in the World
Globally, 260 million women and men produce goods or provide services from in or around their homes: 86% (more than 224 million workers)...
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Advocacy Materials
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Statistical Briefs
Pessoas em emprego informal no Brasil: Um perfil estatístico
Pessoas trabalhadoras do Brasil, pessoas trabalhadoras domésticas do Brasil, pessoas catadoras de recicláveis brasileiras, COVID-19 no Brasil. ...
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Research Reports
Engendering informality statistics: gaps and opportunities: Working paper to support revision of the standards for statistics on informality
Informality is a dynamic and multidimensional concern that demands gender-sensitive data. In 2018, globally, more than 60% of employment...
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Fact Sheets/Infographics
Workers in Informal Employment in Brazil: A Statistical Snapshot of 2019 and 2020
This snapshot examines data on informal employment in Brazil nationally in 2019 and 2020, showing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with...
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Statistical Briefs
Informal Workers in Brazil: A Statistical Profile
This brief examines data on employment in Brazil from 2012, 2019 and 2020, with a focus on five groups of workers who are mainly informal. ...
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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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Domestic Workers Worldwide: 5 Key Facts
In this blog, we highlight statistics that make visible the size and significance of the domestic worker sector. Data from 155 countries...
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Statistical Briefs
Domestic Workers in the World: A Statistical Profile
Globally, there are almost 76 million domestic workers and 76 per cent are women. This Statistical Brief, prepared jointly by WIEGO and ILO,...
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Statistical Briefs
Informal Workers in Senegal: A Statistical Profile
In Senegal, 84 per cent of employment is informal. This brief examines six groups of informal workers who comprised over three-quarters of...
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Statistical Briefs
Informal Workers in Chile: A Statistical Profile
WIEGO’s latest Statistical Brief, Informal Workers in Chile: A Statistical Profile, provides insight into the impact COVID-19 and the...
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