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Health is important to informal workers because their income relies on their ability to work. However, often they can't access the services they need to maintain good health or cope with injury and illness. While poorer informal workers face the same problems in accessing health services as all poor...
Most of the world’s workforce— 61% —is informal; in some countries, more than 90% of workers are informal. Street vendors, waste pickers, domestic workers, industrial outworkers... All of their incomes, which contribute significantly to economies, depend on the ability to work. Universal health...
Occupational Health & Safety in the Informal Economy WIEGO undertook a research project focused on occupational health and safety (OHS) for informal workers from 2009-14. Coordinated through WIEGO’s Social Protection Programme , the OHS project operated in Brazil, Ghana, India, Peru and Tanzania. A...
Occupational Health and Safety for Informal Workers I ssue 8: November 2013 English: pdf Español: pdf Français: pdf Português: pdf Issue 7: June 2013 English: pdf Español: pdf Français: pdf Português: pdf Issue 6: October 2012 English: pdf Español: pdf Français: pdf Português: pdf Issue 5: June 2012...
OHS Project in Brazil WIEGO’s OHS project supported the ongoing work of the Worker’s Health Unit (PISAT) at the Institute for Collective Health at the Federal University of Bahia, which is headed by Professor Vilma Santana. Together with WIEGO, the Institute Conducted research on OHS in three...
OHS Project in India In India, the OHS project worked in two cities. In Ahmedabad, Gujurat, WIEGO supported the work of the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), which has promoted OHS for informal workers since the early 1970s. In Pune, Maharashtra, the OHS project worked with the 8000-strong...
Occupationally related injury and illness is a major, but largely under-explored, potential source of worker vulnerability. This study investigates the impact of occupational injury and illness on poverty and uses three case studies to examine possible interventions to reduce work-related risks 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.
WIEGO Briefs
This brief provides waste picker organizations, policymakers and practitioners with information about waste-to-energy initiatives, and solid waste management models that are true to an inclusive, circular economy while being suited for local contexts and offering livelihood protection.
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.