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The rhetoric of an easing COVID-19 pandemic obscures the array of occupational health and safety risks that the world’s informal workers still face and that have accumulated during the pandemic.
Globally, there are almost 76 million domestic workers; 76 per cent of them are women. This new Statistical Brief, prepared jointly by WIEGO and ILO, used data from 155 countries and territories to examine domestic work worldwide. The overwhelming majority of domestic workers are in developing and...
This report presents the Bangkok findings from Round 2 of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study that was conducted in mid-2021 to assess how specific groups of informal workers and their households were experiencing COVID-19 resurgences and ongoing economic strains, and to...
The Global Deal, in cooperation with Open Society Foundations, is organizing a virtual high-level conference in the afternoon of the 6th and 7th April 2022 on the critical role of essential workers in supporting economies, societies and businesses.
Applying insights from critical legal studies, this issue of Law and Informality Insights explores how informal workers use the law to resolve their disputes with local authorities. Through the author’s personal reflection, the brief explores how we as lawyers can engage in social movement lawyering...
The 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), will take place from 13-25 March in a hybrid format with virtual meetings.
Domestic workers’ limited legal and social protection in Tanzania has compounded the impact of the pandemic on workers’ socio-economic circumstances. This report presents Dar es Salaam findings from Round 2 of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study that was conducted in mid...
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.
109th Session of the International Labour Conference ‣ Global Network Position Paper: English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish ‣ Global Network Statement on Outcomes: English, French and Spanish ‣ More information For the first time in its history, the 109th International Labour Conference...
This policy brief aims to provide a descriptive picture of the condition of domestic workers in Bihar State. Bihar included domestic workers in the minimum wage notification in 2009, but while many domestic workers noted that they earn more than the stipulated minimum wage per month, most said that...
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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.