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WIEGO is joining the Global Day of Action for Care on 29 October 2020, calling on governments to invest in public health and care service as part of economic recovery plans to ensure job creation, fair wages, decent working conditions, and to close gender gaps in labour-force participation.
La nota de políticas núm.2 de la OIT y WIEGO presenta los marcos internacionales pertinentes de derechos humanos y normas laborales que apoyan la realización de la protección social, en particular la protección de la maternidad y los servicios de guardería para todas las trabajadoras. En esta nota...
La note de synthèse n° 2 de l'OIT et WIEGO met en lumière les cadres juridiques internationaux pertinents en matière de droits de l'homme et de normes du travail qui contribuent à la réalisation des objectifs de la protection sociale, notamment la protection de la maternité et les services de garde...
La note de synthèse n° 3 de l'OIT et WIEGO présente un aperçu des contraintes auxquelles sont confrontées les travailleuses de l'économie informelle pour accéder à des services de garde d'enfants de qualité, et propose une typologie des services de garde d’enfants offerts aux travailleurs et...
En la nota de políticas núm. 3 de la OIT y WIEGO se presenta una visión general de las limitaciones a las que se enfrentan las trabajadoras de la economía informal para tener acceso a servicios de cuidado infantil de calidad, seguido de una nueva tipología de los servicios de cuidado infantil...
Few public investments will have as transformative an impact on present and future generations, and on equality between women and men and across social classes, as the investment in childcare. In a new policy brief series, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and WIEGO reveal why childcare...
This brief presents a new typology of childcare services available to workers in the informal economy and their young children between 0-3 years old, based on primary research and a review of secondary sources.
This second policy brief on childcare for workers in the informal economy highlights the relevant international legal instruments, including both human rights frameworks and labour rights standards, supporting the realization of social protection – specifically maternity protection and childcare...
This year’s World Day for Decent Work on October 7 calls for improved investment in the care economy, including child care. WIEGO’s Social Protection Team has been bringing attention to the particular child-care needs of women informal workers since launching the Child Care Campaign in 2017. Here...
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.