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This report provides a disaggregated analysis of known street vendors in the eThekwini Municipality by type of area, with further disaggregation within the areas with sufficient observations by demographic and trader characteristics. It supplements Reform Development Consulting’s earlier report, A...
Selected ILO Conventions and Recommendations that promote Gender Equality as of 2012. Information about ordering hard copies is on the ILO site, here .
From the book's preface: The current volume discusses the very different experiences of trade unions with governments they had mobilized to vote for. It shows that winning elections is not enough, and that real Labour in the global South change also requires a movement that has the strength and...
Drawing on constitutional examples from South Africa, Colombia, Ghana, India, the United Kingdom, the United States and elsewhere, the book examines innovations in the design and role of institutions such as courts, legislatures, executives, and agencies in the organization of social movements and...
The growing aging population in developing Asia and the Pacific has significant consequences for providing social protection to the elderly. Social protection in the region has historically been weak and fragmented, and has mainly supported small segments of the population in the formal sector. Many...
This book details the findings of the multicountry action research project Women Organizing for Fair Trade, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs through its call to action under Millennium Development Goal 3: Promote Gender Equity and Empower Women. The action research involved women...
Este libro detalla los resultados del proyecto de investigación activa Mujeres organizándose para el Comercio Justo, llevado a cabo en varios países y financiado por el Ministerio Holandés de Asuntos Exteriores bajo su llamado a la acción para el Objetivo de Desarrollo del Milenio número 3: Promover...
This study quantifies the trends in the population of HBWs in Pakistan, by urban/rural, province and gender, and also analyzes the last 10 year socio-economic-demographic profile of HBWs, generated from the past Labour Force Surveys. In addition, it includes findings of a sample survey of HBW...
‘At last! The true story of the privations, rip-offs and corruption suffered by people of South Africa while their politicians and FIFA continue to lie shamelessly about “success” and “legacy” from the 2010 World Cup. Research and analysis, not slogans and spin doctoring, from a cracking team of...
This report presents statistics and analysis on the status of women and men in the world, highlighting the current situation and changes over time. The report covers several broad policy areas – population and families, health, education, work, power and decision-making, violence against women...
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.