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En este Día Internacional de los Trabajadores y Trabajadoras, el futuro del trabajo es un tema candente. Las nuevas tecnologías, la globalización y los grandes avances en inteligencia artificial han generado debates sobre cómo serán los puestos de trabajo, de dónde vendrán, y qué papel desempeñarán...
The New Urban Agenda, the 20-year strategy on sustainable urbanization, was formally adopted by over 160 countries at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in October 2016. The final document explicitly recognizes “the contribution of the working...
Study shows informal workers in the Global South perceive regulations as being both positive and negative From street vending permits to permissions to collect waste from public spaces, regulating the vast and diverse informal workforce in cities in the Global South doesn’t have a simple solution...
Presentation from Session 7 of the WIEGO 20th Anniversary Resarch Conference - "Street Vendors: Politics and Possibilities for Inclusion."
This note considers the question of urban paradigms and street vending from a global point of view. While this research has identified multiple sources of regulation, including not only the national and local state but also capital and society, for the purpose of this brief note the author will...
Tecnología e innovación en la base de la pirámide económica Nisha tiene 19 años y pasa sus días encorvada sobre una pequeña tabla en el suelo, enrollando varitas de incienso para un contratista local en Ahmedabad, India. Enrollar varitas de incienso a mano es un trabajo duro, y Nisha solo gana entre...
Technology and innovation at the base of the economic pyramid Nisha is nineteen years old and spends her days hunched over a small board on the ground, rolling incense sticks for a local contractor in Ahmedabad, India. Rolling incense sticks by hand is hard work, and Nisha earns just 10-12 rupees...
SUMMARY: The New Urban Agenda (NUA) recognizes the role played by the urban informal economy and makes bold commitments to inclusive urban governance. This Brief draws on the work of the global research–action–policy network Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) to review...
This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. This paper, which also serves as an introduction to this special issue of Environment and Urbanization on urban livelihoods, draws on the WIEGO network’s experience to review the current state of knowledge on the...
This document was one of the five policy briefs prepared by the WIEGO Network for the United Nations High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment (UN HLP).
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.