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This flyer examines data on informal employment in Chile nationally in 2019 and 2020, with a focus on six groups of workers who are mainly informally employed. How the COVID-19 crisis impacted employment in these groups is also included. The data in this document are derived from Informal Workers in...
This flyer examines data on informal employment in Peru nationally in 2019, 2020 and 2021, with a focus on five groups of workers who are mainly informally employed. How the COVID-19 crisis impacted employment in these groups is also included. The data in this document are derived from Informal...
Во всем мире 260 миллионов женщин и мужчин производят товары у себя на дому или предоставляют услуги по дому: 86% из которых (или более 224 миллионов работников) приходится на развивающиеся страны и страны с переходной экономикой и 14% (более 35 миллионов работников) - на развитые страны. В этой...
Globally, 260 million women and men produce goods or provide services from in or around their homes: 86% (more than 224 million workers) in developing and emerging countries and 14% (more than 35 million workers) in developed countries. This flyer contains key points on the geographic spread of home...
Informality is a dynamic and multidimensional concern that demands gender-sensitive data. In 2018, globally, more than 60% of employment was informal. However, global averages hide that in more countries the share of women in informal employment exceeds that of men. Also, women in the informal...
This snapshot examines data on informal employment in Brazil nationally in 2019 and 2020, showing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on five groups of workers who are mainly informally employed.
This brief examines data on employment in Peru from 2015, 2019, 2020 and 2021, and analyzes the changes in employment brought by the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery.
The 2021-2022 Annual Report highlights the main achievements of WIEGO’s work and describes how WIEGO programmes support workers in informal employment. As WIEGO celebrates its 25th anniversary, it shows some global-level highlights along the way to a quarter-century and reflects on the road ahead.
Released in 2020, the book "The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future" has been reviewed by Iswarya Priya Jagannathan of the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad. According to Jagannathan, this seminal volume edited by Martha Chen and Francoise Carré on...
This brief examines data on employment in Brazil from 2012, 2019 and 2020, with a focus on five groups of workers who are mainly informal. These five groups (domestic workers, market traders, street vendors, home-based workers and waste pickers) accounted for almost 14 million workers nationally in...
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.