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Drawing on the experience of thousands of workers across 12 cities, WIEGO will share all-new global data from its IDRC-funded COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study.
Nearly one-third of respondents in mid-2021 said family members had gone hungry over the last month. Despite dire need, government cash and food support has stagnated since the first three months of the pandemic. A global study tracking informal workers’ lives during the COVID-19 crisis has found...
La crisis del COVID-19 y la economía informal es un estudio longitudinal llevado a cabo por WIEGO que evalúa los efectos de la crisis del COVID-19 en ciertos grupos ocupacionales de personas trabajadoras en empleo informal y sus hogares. Mediante una encuesta y varias entrevistas, la primera fase...
Canners represent many underserved populations in New York City, including racially or ethnically marginalized groups, undocumented immigrants, seniors, people experiencing mental or physical disabilities, the chronically homeless, and those who are frequent movers.This report presents the NYC...
COVID-19 Crisis and Street Vendors in New York City, USA: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
Between 10,000 and 20,000 New Yorkers make their living selling food or merchandise on the city’s streets. This report presents the NYC Street Vendor findings from Round 2 of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study that was conducted in mid-year 2021 to assess how specific...
La crisis del COVID-19 y la economía informal es un estudio longitudinal llevado a cabo por WIEGO que evalúa los efectos de la crisis del COVID-19 en ciertos grupos ocupacionales de personas trabajadoras en empleo informal y sus hogares.1 Mediante una encuesta y varias entrevistas, la primera fase...
It is fair to say that there are a number of legitimate and often complex challenges that governments face in expanding social protection to workers in the informal economy. These include legal, financial, administrative and institutional barriers. Yet, there are also plenty of examples from around...
109th Session of the International Labour Conference ‣ Global Network Position Paper: English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish ‣ More information For the first time in its history, the 109th International Labour Conference (ILC) is being held virtually due to restrictions and changes imposed...
Excerpt from the opinion piece, It's Time for a New Progressive Era, With Informal Workers at the Center by Darren Walker (president of the Ford Foundation) and Sally Roever (International Coordinator, WIEGO) placed in TIME’s Economy section on November 25, 2021. "Informal work is the essential...
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy – Global Findings, Round 2 Policy Insights No. 8 In The Crisis is Far from Over for Informal Workers — We Need an Inclusive Recovery for the Majority of the World’s Workforce, WIEGO presents the key findings and policy recommendations from Round 2 of the...
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.