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Final report for the Technology and the Future of Work Project undertaken by Practical Action and WIEGO with support from the Rockefeller Foundation.
Guest lecture in New Delhi, India, sponsored by ILO (International Labour Organization), FESDIG (Feminist Economics Saturday Discussion Group), and SEWA (Self Employed Women's Association). A link to notes by the presenter , Marty Chen, are also available.
Inclusive Cities and the Urban Working Poor: Informality, Gender and EmpowermentGuest lecture in New Delhi, India, sponsored by ILO (International Labour Organization), FESDIG (Feminist Economics Saturday Discussion Group), and SEWA (Self Employed Women's Association). A link to Marty Chen's...
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...
Powerpoint Presentation Martha Chen, International Coordinator of WIEGO, gave the keynote address at the Global Conference on Home-Based Workers in Delhi, India, February 2015 Learn more about the Global Home-Based Workers Conference
Waste—its generation, collection and disposal—is a major global challenge in the 21st century. This is the lead article of the special issue on Waste of Revista .
Standing for long hours in line to receive your first paycheck may sound pretty stressful. However, for recyclers in Bogotá, their first paycheck was a huge victory after more than twenty years of legal and political struggles—proof of the power of committed partnerships between academics and...
Abstract: The informal workforce represents more than half of all workers in most developing countries and a significant share of workers in developed countries. This paper summarizes the history and forms of organizing informal workers, providing a timeline of organizing, typologies of organization...
At present, there is renewed interest in the informal economy worldwide. This renewed interest has rekindled some of the old debates about the phenomenon. This article addresses two of the core debates: whether or not the informal economy is linked to the formal economy and modern capitalist...
Panel Presentation by WIEGO's International Coordinator, Martha Chen, at the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies workshop, Approaches to Universal Health Coverage and Occupational Health and Safety for the Informal Workforce in Developing Countries .
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.