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español Locked down, then locked out: Informal workers face a stark recovery Over 60% of the world’s employed population works in the informal economy. A proportion not yet calculated of them were forced out of work during lockdowns in cities around the globe, and are now facing the reality of debt...
ENGLISH Primero encerradas, luego expulsadas: Las personas trabajadoras en empleo informal frente a una recuperación desoladora Más del 60% de la población ocupada del mundo trabaja en la economía informal. Una parte de estas trabajadoras y trabajadores, que aún no podemos cuantificar, perdieron su...
La nota de políticas núm. 1 de la OIT y WIEGO examina los problemas a los que se enfrentan las trabajadoras de la economía informal para poder ocuparse simultáneamente del cuidado de sus hijos pequeños y de la obtención de ingresos. En esta nota se destacan hechos y cifras clave sobre las...
La note de synthèse n°1 de l'OIT et WIEGO analyse les défis auxquels sont confrontées les travailleuses de l'économie informelle, tant pour s'occuper de leurs jeunes enfants que pour gagner un revenu. Cette note met en lumière les principaux faits et chiffres concernant les travailleuses de l...
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...
Women working in the informal economy must earn income. Childcare provision and parental leave are proven to have a positive impact on women’s labour force participation and are essential to creating decent work opportunities for women.
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. Poor women in informal employment face two major obstacles: first, the dearth of quality...
This is the description provided by ODI: The gig economy is expanding globally, with exponential growth forecast in traditionally female-dominated sectors – notably on-demand household services including cooking, cleaning and care work. But little research has focused on gendered experiences or on...
This panel at the Women's Leadership in Global Health Conference, 2019, gave essential frontline health workers—who are usually women and often lack recognition and voice—an opportunity to articulate their achievements, challenges, and goals as key actors in their national health systems. It was led...
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 childcare 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.