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The launch of e-Shram, a national database of workers who earn a living in the informal economy, holds lessons for implementation going forward in India, and for governments in other countries interested in developing similar schemes.
In both mid-2020 and mid-2021, WIEGO assessed the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on specific groups of informal workers and their households, including home-based workers, in 11 cities around the world. This report presents findings from the five cities where home-based workers were part of the...
Heeding the United Nations call to share transformative approaches to local action on World Cities Day, Focal Cities Coordinator Jenna Harvey talked to Shalini Sinha and Avi Majithia of WIEGO’s Focal Cities Delhi team about their work to advance a more just and inclusive “people’s plan” in Delhi’s...
Master plans across the Global South tend to reflect Eurocentric, modernist city visions that are disconnected from the lived reality of most people, who live and work informally. In Delhi, previous master plans have been used to legally justify the displacement of poor communities from their homes...
This Working Paper reflects the findings from the longitudinal study of nearly 2,000 informal workers in 11 cities around the world. Surveys and in-depth interviews were conducted with domestic workers, home-based workers, street vendors and market traders, and waste pickers in mid-2020 and then...
Delhi stands at a critical historical juncture. More than a year after the onset of the COVID-19 crisis and a few months after a devastating second wave of infections, the city remains in a state of crisis. A policy opportunity that comes along only once every two decades – to define a new vision...
As cities around the world move toward recovery, so must Delhi. Yet instead of returning to ‘normal’, the city must be reimagined and transformed to become worker-friendly, including for informal workers. The Delhi Master Plan could be a critical tool in building a more inclusive city which...
A medida que las ciudades de todo el mundo avanzan hacia la recuperación, también debe avanzar Delhi. Sin embargo, en lugar de volver a la ‘normalidad’, la ciudad debe reinventarse y transformarse para convertirse en una ciudad más amigable para lxs trabajadorxs, incluyendo a lxs trabajadorxs en...
Alors que les villes du monde entier avancent vers la reprise, Delhi doit faire de même. Pourtant, au lieu de revenir à la « normalité » la ville doit être réimaginée et transformée pour devenir favorable aux travailleuse·eur·s, y compris celles·ceux de l’informel. Le plan directeur de Delhi...
This paper explores the impact of local government policies and urban plans on home-based workers in India and elsewhere. It presents recent national data on the size and composition of home-based work in developing countries as well as findings from two recent field studies of urban home-based...
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.