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Informal workers make up a large proportion of the “missing middle” in social protection – those who are not considered vulnerable enough to benefit from social assistance measures and often excluded from employment-linked social protection. During the COVID-19 crisis, this gap in social protection...
This edition of Law and Informality Insights analyzes the implications for informal workers of the recent African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights’ (ACHPR) advisory opinion, which was delivered in response to a continental challenge against vagrancy laws on the grounds that they violate several...
Ce document analyse les lois concernant la COVID-19 en 41 pays anglophones, francophones et lusophones de l'Afrique à partir de la perspective du commerce informel. Nous examinons les implications de ces lois pour la continuité du travail des commerçant·e·s de l’informel, les mesures prises pour...
Abstract: The Southern African Development Community region (SADC) has seen a trend toward applying Alternative Dispute Settlement (ADR) systems to labour disputes. This chapter first looks at the social and human rights dimensions of SADC, highlighting its history, its character and some of the...
Informal cross-border couriers (bomalayisha) have transported people and goods between Zimbabwe and South Africa for several decades.This brief considers informal cross-border couriers from Zimbabwe, who operate between Zimbabwe and South Africa. It considers the origins of their occupation, their...
This research paper is part of the Development and Labour Monograph Series.
Trade liberalisation is increasingly promoted and regulated through regional, bilateral or unilateral trade arrangements. In recent years some of these arrangements have provided for sanctions in the case of non-compliance with the labour standards included in the agreement. This link between trade...
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.