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This paper analyses the COVID-19 laws of 41 Anglophone, Francophone and Lusophone African countries with an informal trading lens. It considers the implications of these laws for informal traders' continuity of work, measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and social dialogue and engagement with...
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...
WIEGO and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have launched a joint initiative to work with waste pickers at Mbeubeuss, the largest open air landfill in West Africa, to help these workers organize into a strong cooperative. This is a crucial step toward improving their working conditions.
Les politiques ayant un impact sur la vie des travailleuses et travailleurs de l’informel sont rarement élaborées sur la base de la connaissance de première main de leurs vies et besoins. Une nouvelle initiative à Dakar, au Sénégal, vise à changer cette situation. Le Programme de contact-dialogue de...
Policymaking that impacts informal workers rarely comes with first-hand knowledge of their lives and needs. A new initiative in Dakar, Senegal, aims to change that. WIEGO’s Exposure Dialogue Programme gives lawyers and city officials two full days with workers — living and working alongside them —...
WIEGO’s Organization & Representation Programme Director, Jane Barrett, talks about the ILO’s Recommendation 204 on formalizing the informal economy and the progress South Africa has made that we can learn from.
This Legal Brief compares the Civil Law and Common Law systems to explore the recourses and remedies street vendors may have to to defend their rights and livelihoods from the abuse of public authorities.
Inadequate infrastructure - particularly related to clean water and toilets - and the cost of accessing these takes a heavy toll on street and market vendors in urban centres, shows new research by WIEGO and International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), done with vendors in Nakuru...
Through a series of ambitious global commitments in recent years, governments across the world have signed on to build a more equitable and sustainable urban future.
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.