Region: The Americas

Domestic Workers Count Too: Implementing Protections for Domestic Workers: ITUC/UN Women Briefing Kit

Based on personal testimonies from Bolivia, the State of New York, USA, the Philippines and South Africa, the ITUC-UN Women briefing kit...

Law: New York Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights

Webpage for the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights in the state of New York, with links to multilingual resource pages

Protection of Domestic Workers From Harassment Under the NYS Human Rights Law

This pamphlet provides the relevant information concernig the protection of Domestic Workers from harassment

City of Charlottetown Street Vendors By-law

This document contains the by-laws that govern street vending in Charlottetown.

Maquila Solidarity Network Website

The Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN) is a labour and women’s rights organization that supports the efforts of workers in global supply...

Encuesta Nacional sobre Condiciones de Vida ENCOVI-2000

Taller de Estadísticas del Sector Informal en América Latina (OIT/WIEGO)

Bolivia 5th country to Ratify Domestic Workers Convention C189

Video describing the ratification of the Domestic Workers Convention, C189, in Bolivia, April 2013. This video is in Spanish with English...

VIDEO: Federico Parra (Colombia) – Recognition of the ‘Recicladores’ as Public Managers of Waste in Colombia

The Municipal Services Project conference held in April 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa brought together researchers, activists, labour,...

WIEGO’s Focal Cities Work in Lima

Implementing several of WIEGO’s initiatives in two cities – Lima, capital of Peru, in South America, and Accra, capital of Ghana,...

Resolución de Superintendencia No 245-2008/SUNAT: Facilitan la declaración y/o pago de las contribuciones a la seguridad social de los empleadores de trabajadores del hogar.