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Globally, there are almost 76 million domestic workers; 76 per cent of them are women. This new Statistical Brief, prepared jointly by WIEGO and ILO, used data from 155 countries and territories to examine domestic work worldwide. The overwhelming majority of domestic workers are in developing and...
In Senegal, 84 per cent of employment is informal. This brief examines six groups of informal workers who comprised over three-quarters of total employment in 2019.
WIEGO’s latest Statistical Brief, Informal Workers in Chile: A Statistical Profile, provides insight into the impact COVID-19 and the pandemic response have had on workers and levels on employment and informality in a developed country. The COVID-19 crisis brought great changes to employment...
The 2020-2021 Annual Report highlights the main achievements of WIEGO’s work and shows how WIEGO programmes support different sectors of informal workers. It also zooms in on WIEGO's work together with organizations of informal workers during the pandemic.
Brazil is a leader in recognizing its more than 281,000 informal waste pickers in recycling chains and the country’s official statistics. This Statistical Brief uses official data from 2002-2019 to examine the numbers, sex, geographic locations, ages, education levels, membership in associations and...
O Brasil é líder no reconhecimento de seus mais de 281.000 catadores informais em cadeias de reciclagem e nas estatísticas oficiais do país. Este Resumo Estatístico emprega dados oficiais de 2002 a 2019 para examinar quantos catadores coletam, classificam e vendem o que outros descartaram em todo...
The Generation Equality Forum is a global gathering for gender equality convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, in partnership with activists, youth and civil society. The event kicked off in Mexico City in March and culminated in Paris from 30 June to 2 July. The...
There are over 1.5 million home-based workers in Nepal who represent 22 per cent of total employment. About 1.01 million of these workers are non-agricultural. This brief presents data from the 2017/18 LFS, including some comparisons with the 2008 LFS.
This brief presents key indicators on home-based workers and their work across the world. Globally, 260 million women and men produce goods or provide services from their homes: 86% are in developing and emerging countries and 57% are women. This WIEGO Statistical Brief offers insight into where and...
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.