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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...
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...
Video: Keynote address in a plenary session on social protection at the annual conference of the Economic Research Forum in Cairo (April 2021). Remarks and the concept note for the conference . See also PowerPoint deck for the keynote address in a plenary session. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites...
English Français Los llamamientos para renovar el contrato social han proliferado en los últimos años, a medida que la relación “estándar” empleador-empleadx ha dejado de ser la norma, si bien persisten las formas tradicionales de empleo informal y hay un aumento en la informalización de los...
English Español Les appels au renouvellement du contrat social se sont multipliés ces dernières années, la relation employeuse·eur-employé·e « standard » n’étant plus la norme, tandis que les formes traditionnelles d’emploi informel persistent et que l’informalisation des emplois autrefois formels...
Español Français Calls to renew the social contract have proliferated in recent years as the “standard” employer-employee relationship has ceased to be the norm, while traditional forms of informal employment persist and informalization of once formal jobs is on the rise. However, there is a...
The COVID 19 pandemic-cum-lockdown in India have impacted the physical, mental and economic health of SEWA’s members and other informal workers across India. All organizations in the SEWA family, collectively and individually, have mounted responses to the health and economic impacts of the COVID 19...
This open-access book, edited by Martha Chen and Françoise Carré, brings together leading scholars to investigate recent conceptual shifts, research findings and policy debates on the informal economy. It is the culmination of 20 years of pioneering work by WIEGO and calls for a paradigm shift in...
Presentation delivered by Dr. Marty A. Chen, International Coordinator Emeritus and Senior Advisor, Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) during the Virtual Conference, "Implications of the Covid-19 Crisis for Labour and Employment in India: Impact, Strategies and...
WIEGO's Marty Chen gave this presentation to students at the Harvard Kennedy School in April 2020 to outline what informal workers require now and in the recovery phase of COVID-19.
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.