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This booklet shows how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting workers in informal employment in Accra, Ghana. It draws on exploratory research conducted with kayayei (headporters), market traders, street vendors, and waste pickers. Data was collected by WIEGO in 6 focus groups with 31 workers: 10...
This leaflet shows how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting street vendors in Bangkok, Thailand. It draws on exploratory research conducted between June and October 2023 with street vendors who sell food in Bang Khun Tian District, Rat Burana District, Ratchathewi District, the Silom area in Bang...
ข้อมูลจากงานวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพ ในรายงานสรุปและข้อเสนอแนะเชิงนโยบาย แสดงให้เห็นถึงผลกระทบของวิกฤตค่าครองชีพที่มีต่อแรงงานนอกระบบในกรุงเทพมหานคร โดยมีผลการศึกษาที่สำคัญดังนี้ : ปัญหาในการประกอบอาชีพ: ภาวะเงินเฟ้อที่พุ่งสูงขึ้น ส่งผลต่อค่าครองชีพและรายได้ของแรงงาน...
วิกฤติค่าครองชีพส่งผลกระทบต่อแรงงานนอกระบบในกรุงเทพหลายๆด้าน หนึ่งในนั้นคือ การที่แรงงานต้องลดการบริโภคในครัวเรือนลง แผ่นพับฉบับนี้เป็นข้อเสนอแนะเชิงนโยบายและแนวปฏิบัติ ที่จะช่วยส่งเสริมการประกอบอาชีพ ขยายและเสริมสร้างหลักประกันสังคม ให้แรงงานทุกคนสามารถเข้าถึงพื้นที่สาธารณะได้อย่างเท่าเทียม...
The qualitative data collected in this Policy Brief show how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting workers in informal employment in Bangkok. Key points include: Livelihood challenges: Amid rising inflation, workers face supply and demand issues that impact their earnings. Many have resorted to...
The cost-of-living crisis is affecting workers in informal employment in Bangkok in many ways, including forcing their households to cut their food consumption. This flyer contains recommendations for policy and practice in areas that will support workers’ livelihoods, extend and strengthen social...
Financing a sustainable urban future requires governments to shift their focus from taxing the informal economy to providing urban infrastructure, high-quality public services and inclusive urban design. At the same time, governments would do well to focus their tax collection efforts on the wealthy...
Principais conclusões: Experiências com eventos climáticos sérios : Muitas catadoras e catadores de materiais recicláveis (91%) vivenciaram, pelo menos, um evento relacionado às mudanças climáticas no ano anterior. 85% relataram ter experimentado calor anormal ou ondas de calor e 39% relataram ter...
The weekly markets of Delhi have historically served a critical economic and cultural function. Moving markets that are set up in different locations on different days of the week, these markets provide a source of employment for a large number of vendors in the city. Weekly markets are integral to...
From 2022 to 2023, WIEGO’s Urban Policies Programme, in collaboration with the Urban Institute at the University of Sheffield, led an exploratory climate-change mapping with waste pickers in Brazil. This Policy Brief presents the key findings, which include: Experiences of severe weather events...
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.