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Prepared foods, for sale in streets, squares or markets, are ubiquitous around the world and throughout history. This volume is one of the first to provide a comprehensive social science perspective on street food, illustrating its immense cultural diversity and economic significance, both in...
"Archiving the City in Flux examines new modes of informal urban interventions in public space in Cairo that have emerged since January 2011. During this time a breakdown of the security apparatus has led to a state of unprecedented fluidity in the city. Archiving the City in Flux offers a...
From the paper's introdution: "Kav LaOved conducted a survey in March 2013, with data from 835 migrant workers who arrived in Israel with a work visa for the caregiving field, between 2007 and 2013. This survey indicates constantly increasing brokerage fees that caregivers are required to pay in...
This ILO-WIEGO publication is a significant step forward from the Women and Men in the Informal Economy: A Statistical Picture (2002) in that it provides, for the first time, direct measures of informal employment inside and outside informal enterprises for 47 countries. It also presents statistics...
Street Vendors and the Right to the City is also available in English.
This study presents a detailed analysis of how labour provisions are included in trade agreements. It examines the effects these provisions may produce in terms of labour laws or the conditions under which companies operate when engaged in international trade. This research also helps to better...
Cette étude présente une analyse approfondie de la façon dont les dispositions relatives au travail sont prises en compte dans les accords de libre-échange. Elle passe en revue les impacts que ces dispositions pourraient produire en termes de droit du travail ou des conditions dans lesquelles...
This Guide is intended to be used in the preparation of projects that contribute to the formalization of recyclers and their integration into the recycling value chain. Through the application of the tools included in the Guide, it is possible to identify and take into account the needs of recyclers...
La Guía de Género desarrollada por la Iniciativa Regional para el Reciclaje Inclusivo intenta proveer herramientas prácticas y concretas para integrar la perspectiva de género en los proyectos de reciclaje inclusivo. Las mejoras que se produzcan en el diseño e implementación de proyectos empoderará...
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.