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In an immediate response to COVID-19, WIEGO conducted a rapid assessment to understand how the pandemic and the related public health measures were affecting informal workers in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In photographs and text, this e-book shows the global picture WIEGO found, the health...
Dans une réponse immédiate à la COVID-19, WIEGO a mené une évaluation rapide pour comprendre comment la pandémie et les mesures de santé publique ont affecté les travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel en Afrique, en Asie et en Amérique latine. Les photographies et le texte de cet e-book présentent le...
En una respuesta inmediata a la COVID-19, WIEGO llevó a cabo una evaluación rápida para entender cómo están afectando la pandemia y las medidas de salud pública a las personas trabajadoras en empleo informal en África, Asia y América Latina. Este e-book muestra, en sus fotografías y su redacción, el...
President of Zimbabwe has said that informal sector enterprises can operate "on condition they register with their authorities first, as part of the government efforts to formalise their operations." ZCIEA issued this release, which says in part: " the REGISTRATION which the President referred to is...
Text of the petition We call on the European Union to create a financial instrument to support all informal workers with the introduction of the Solidarity Fund between official and informal workers, an urgent measure to provide quick and bureaucratic relief to all citizens in Europe whose economic...
On June 12, 2015, the International Labour Conference adopted the Recommendation concerning the transition from the informal to the formal economy, (No 204) . This is the first ever, international labour standard specifically aimed at tackling the informal economy. This document is a summary...
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.