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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...
Most domestic workers in Nepal are employed in live-out arrangements with multiple employers while others, many of them adolescent girls, live in the home of a single employer. Among recommendations made in this policy brief are that domestic workers are registered with local authorities, which will...
Delhi, India’s capital and a bustling metropolis, is home to many migrant workers from across the country. For most women migrants, domestic work is a viable option owing to ease of entry, low skill requirements and flexibility. However, these workers face high levels of risk, precarious working...
The ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190), and the accompanying Recommendation (R206) were adopted in 2019. This briefing note highlights how these labour standards can be used by member-based organizations to address the violence informal workers experience in trying to secure...
В данной информационной записке основное внимание уделяется причинам и последствиям насилия, с которыми сталкиваются неформально занятые работники четырех секторов: надомного труда, домашнего труда, уличной торговли и сбора мусора.
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.