International Labour Conference 2026: What Does the New Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy Mean for Workers? Read More
WIEGO and Royal Academy of Engineering seek expressions of interest for symposium on circular economy Read More
May Day 2026: Worker Organizations Uphold Democracy Amidst Rising Conflict and Authoritarianism Read More
A Rights-based Approach to Formalization: Transformative Change through Collective Bargaining Read More
Monitoramento de eventos climáticos extremos e impactos no trabalho de catadores de materiais recicláveis (MCTC) Read More
Health Insurance in India: The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana This policy brief explores the challenges faced by India’s poor workers in using the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), the largest... Read More
Statistics on Home-Based Workers in Nepal This brief presents estimates of homebased workers in Nepal, certain characteristics of their work, their age distribution and family composition.... Read More
Budget Brief 2: Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Peru and Metropolitan Lima This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series. View list of all WIEGO briefs. Read More
South Africa’s Informal Economy: A Statistical Profile This paper presents a statistical profile of informal employment in South Africa from 2005 to 2007, and attempts to identify the economic... Read More
Gestão de Resíduos Sólidos, Catadores, Participação e Cidadania – Novas Articulações? This paper traces back the origins of the conceptual framework Integrated Sustainable Solid Waste Management, and examines how this concept... Read More
Collective Bargaining by Informal Workers in the Global South: Where and How It Takes Place This Working Paper examines what collective negotiation (bargaining) looks like and what it means for informal worker organizations and their... Read More
The Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme: Assessing Access by Informal Workers In 2003 the Ghanaian government introduced, a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) – an, innovative and large scale attempt to extend,... Read More
Home-Based Workers in Bangladesh: Statistics and Trends This brief presents estimates of home-based workers in Bangladesh based on two rounds of labour force surveys (nationally representative... Read More
Organising Street Vendors: “Gente de Confiar” Radio Progamme, Lima, Peru An authentically democratic community requires open channels of communication between citizens. Street markets offer a natural setting for... Read More
