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Por Kendra Hughes En los últimos años, ha habido un creciente énfasis en el potencial de la tecnología para sacar a millones de la pobreza. Los Objetivos de desarrollo sostenible (ODS) fijan los indicadores internacionales garantizando que los pobres y las personas vulnerables disponen de los mismos...
By Kendra Hughes In recent years, there has been an increasing emphasis on the potential for technology to lift millions out of poverty. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out global benchmarks to ensure the poor and vulnerable have equal rights to economic resources, including appropriate...
This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. Abstract: Technology is a key driver of change, not least in the world of work. Yet little is known about what technologies are used by – or impact on – the working poor in the informal economy, and in what ways. This...
Gloria Solorzano Espinosa de la Red Nacional de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras Autoempleados (RENATTA) en Perú habla de la importancia de la Ordenanza sobre el comercio ambulatorio en Lima, Perú en la Reunión del grupo de expertos sobre la economía informal sobre el 28 de julio del 2016 en Surabaya...
Final report for the Technology and the Future of Work Project undertaken by Practical Action and WIEGO with support from the Rockefeller Foundation.
"Through a year-long project supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, Practical Action and WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing) have explored the disruptive impact of technologies on informal workers, examining the technologies themselves and the influence of cities, work...
This report synthesizes qualitative and quantitative data from the first (2012) round of IEMS fieldwork in the street vendor sector in five cities: Accra, Ghana Ahmedabad, India Durban, South Africa Lima, Peru Nakuru, Kenya See also: Executive Summary of this report en español: Resumen ejecutivo The...
En Lima, WIEGO se asoció con la Federación Departamental de Vendedores Ambulantes de Lima y Callao (FEDEVAL) para llevar a cabo el estudio. Este informe documenta los principales hallazgos y recomendaciones para la ciudad de Lima. El Estudio de Monitoreo de la Economía Informal (EMEI) está diseñado...
The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide credible, grounded evidence of the range of driving forces, both positive and negative, that affect conditions of work in the urban informal economy in 10 cities over time. Specifically, it examines how informal workers are affected...
En Lima, WIEGO se asoció con la Federación Departamental de Vendedores Ambulantes de Lima y Callao (FEDEVAL) para llevar a cabo el estudio. Este informe documenta los principales hallazgos y recomendaciones para la ciudad de Lima. El Estudio de Monitoreo de la Economía Informal (EMEI) está diseñado...
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.