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This paper situates protection of domestic workers against occupational injuries and diseases within the broader regulatory framework covering domestic workers. It provides an overview of the law-making process in seeking further coverage for domestic workers against occupational injuries and...
Street vendors have few legal protections in South Africa. As they are not employees the basic rights of labour law do not apply to them even in a formal sense. This resource argues that the non-labour regulation under which they operate is often inappropriate to their situation and/or improperly...
WIEGO partnered with Asiye eTafuleni, a non-profit organization in Durban, which champions inclusive urban planning and design for the informal economy. This report outlines key findings and policy recommendations for the city of Durban. The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to...
WIEGO partnered with Asiye eTafuleni, a non-profit organization in Durban, which champions inclusive urban planning and design for the informal economy. This executive summary provides an overview of a report that outlines key findings and policy recommendations for the city of Durban. The Informal...
In October 2013, law enforcement officers of the City of Johannesburg forcibly evicted over 6,000 street traders from a 24-block area in the City’s central business district. This case study details how over 2,000 street traders and their organizations in inner-city Johannesburg, aided and supported...
Francie Lund from WIEGO presented "The Southern African model: The case of South Africa’s Old Age Pension and Child Support Grant" at the UNU-WIDER development conference in Hanoi. The conference "concentrated on the core 21st century development challenges in both low- and middle-income countries...
The association between work and health has not been well explored in the context of economically developing countries, largely due to inadequate data. The objective of this study was to identify the association between informal wage work and health in South Africa using a newly available data set...
The Municipal Services Project conference held in April 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa brought together researchers, activists, labour, development practitioners and policy makers from around the world working to promote progressive public services, with an emphasis on health, water and electricity...
Choma Choma Nalushaka made an arduous journey from war-torn Congo to South Africa—then waited years for his family to join him. He has established himself as a street barber in his new home in Durban, but the challenges of an informally-employed refugee are many.
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.