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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, with informal workers worldwide struggling to earn a living, the Ghanaian government began the decommissioning of Accra’s Kpone landfill site, displacing the over 300 workers who pick waste there.
En medio de la pandemia de COVID-19, mientras las personas trabajadoras en empleo informal de todo el mundo luchan por sobrevivir, el gobierno de Ghana comenzó el desmantelamiento del relleno sanitario de Kpone en Accra, desplazando así a más de 300 recicladoras y recicladores que recolectan...
En pleine pandémie COVID-19, alors que les travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel du monde entier luttent pour gagner leur vie, le gouvernement ghanéen a commencé à mettre hors service le site d’enfouissement de Kpone à Accra, déplaçant les plus de 300 travailleuse·eur·s qui y collectent des déchets.
On March 24, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, announced a 21-day lockdown across India to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The very next day, recognizing that the lockdown would break the food supply chain, the Municipal Corporation of Ahmedabad, India, announced an innovative initiative...
Our last blog highlighted three essential informal workers striving to keep their communities fed, informed and clean during the COVID-19 crisis – without proper protective equipment or pay. This blog details workers’ demands that city governments provide them the support they need now, as one step...
El contexto actual dejó al descubierto la situación apremiante que atraviesan las trabajadoras y trabajadores en empleo informal. Dadas las desigualdades que moldean el trabajo y las vidas de los dos mil millones de personas trabajadoras en empleo informal en todo el mundo, serán ellas las que...
La situation actuelle a dévoilé la détresse des travailleuse·eur·s de l'informel. Les deux milliards de travailleuse·eur·s de l'informel dans le monde seront les plus sévèrement touché·e·s par les répercussions sanitaires et économiques de la COVID-19, dû aux inégalités existantes qui façonnent le...
Although many informal workers are now considered to be “essential workers,” that was not always the case. Before the crisis, ongoing harassment by authorities, vilification in the media, and discrimination from the general public was commonplace. However, the economic and public health emergency...
Actualmente, a muchas personas trabajadoras en empleo informal se las considera “esenciales”, pero ese no siempre ha sido el caso. Antes de la crisis, lo más común era que fuesen hostigadas continuamente por las autoridades, difamadas por los medios de comunicación y discriminadas por el público en...
Même si plusieurs travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel sont aujourd'hui considéré·e·s comme des « travailleuse·eur·s essentiel·le·s », cela n'a pas toujours été le cas. Avant la crise, le harcèlement permanent infligé par les autorités, la diffamation dans les médias et la discrimination de la part du...
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.