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This blog by Marty Chen and Joann Vanek was the third in a blog series (and twitter handle) Deliver 2030 , facilitated by the Overseas Development Institute answering the question: How can we deliver on the SDGs? The blog featured submissions by some of the world’s biggest influencers in the...
Many employment arrangements today do not fit easily within the existing International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE-93) either because they sit ambiguously between paid employment and self-employment, or because they require greater detail, such as the creation of a new category or...
Statistical Brief 15 discusses the importance and relevance of the definition of informal employment to the economies of developed countries and to studying trends in the structure of employment across all countries. It then reviews the criteria in the International Conference of Labour...
Myths abound in the field of informal employment statistics—from ‘there are none’ to ‘they don’t tell us anything.’ Here are answers to some of the most common ones. Myth #1: There are no statistics on the informal economy. Statistics on the informal economy is a relatively new area for data...
Los mitos abundan en el campo de las estadísticas de la economía informal y van desde nociones de “no hay estadística alguna”, hasta “las estadísticas no nos dicen nada”. Aquí hay respuestas para los mitos más comunes. Mito #1: No hay estadísticas sobre la economía informal Las estadísticas sobre la...
This brief provides a practical guide to collecting and compiling statistics on specific categories of informal workers – home based workers, street vendors, waste pickers and domestic workers. The methods discussed can be used in designing questions in surveys to collect data on these workers. It...
This note reviews employment categories that do not fit easily within the existing International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE) either because they sit ambiguously between paid employment and self-employment or because they require greater detail. This note presents the challenges...
This working paper offers new regional estimates on informal employment based on direct measures from 40 countries and indirect measures from another 80 countries. James Heintz (University of Massachusetts) prepared the regional estimates. This publication serves as a companion to a publication...
This report presents statistics and trends on home-based workers in Pakistan, based on data from the Labour Force Survey for two points in time 2005-06 and 2008-09. This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series . View list of all WIEGO briefs .
This brief presents numbers and analysis of home-based workers in India from 1999-00 to 2011-12. It is based on data collected by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) through the Employment-Unemployment Surveys in 1999-00, 2004-05 and 2011-12. This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication...
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.