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These guidelines and standards for day-care centres in and around markets in Ghana were developed through the collaborative efforts of a reference group comprising parents of children in market-based day-care centres at Makola and Ga East, representatives of informal-trader organizations, child-care...
The SEWA Sangini Cooperative provides child-care services for SEWA members – all women workers in informal employment – through 11 centres across Ahmedabad, India. This case study documents how the cooperative responded to COVID-19 through community outreach and adapted child-care services to...
The Movimiento de Trabajadores Excluidos (MTE) - Excluded Workers Movement – in Argentina provides child-care services for its members, including waste pickers, community workers, garment workers, and street vendors. This case study documents how the Centros Infantiles de Recreación y Aprendizaje...
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...
วิกฤตโควิด19รอบสองและขอ้ มลู เศรษฐกิจนอกระบบในกรุงเทพไดเ้ปิดเผยใหเ้ห็นว่าช่วงกลางปี2563ซ่งึ เป็นช่วงเวลาของการเปิดประเทศรอบแรก(หลงัการระบาดของโควิด19)จนถึงกลางปี2564บรรดาลกูจา้ง ทางานบา้ น ผทู้ าการผลิตท่ีบา้ น ผขู้ บั ข่จี กั รยานยนตร์ บั จา้ ง หมอนวด ผคู้ า้ หาบเรแ่ ผงลอย และคนเก็บของ เก่า...
दिल्ली में अधिकांश कामगार असंगठित रूप से काम करते हैं और नवीनतम अनुमानों के अनुसार दिल्ली में क़रीब 49.2 लाख असंगठित कामगार हैं. यह रिपोर्ट WIEGO के नेतृत्व में की गई 'कोविड-19 संकट और असंगठित क्षेत्र' स्टडी की दिल्ली शहर में हुई दूसरी दौर की जाँच - परिणामो को प्रस्तुत करती है. यह सर्वे मध्य-2021...
Principais Achados: As cooperativas foram rápidas na implementação dos protocolos COVID-19 nos seus galpões, conseguindo assim maior credibilidade junto aos gestores públicos e maior segurança para seus membros. O mapeamento mostrou um aumento significativo no número de casos suspeitos e casos...
• As cooperativas de catadores funcionaram como um colchão amortecedor para os catadores do Brasil (termo pelo qual são conhecidos no país) contra os piores impactos econômicos da pandemia, uma vez que muitos deles tiveram acesso a apoio, inclusive por meio do sistema EPR do país, conhecido como...
See related brief. Key Points: Cooperatives were able to quickly implement COVID-19 protocols in the sorting sheds, thus achieving greater credibility with public officers and greater security for cooperative members. The survey showed a significant increase in the number of suspected as well as...
Key Points Waste-picker cooperatives cushioned Brazil’s waste pickers (known locally as catadores) against the worst economic impacts of the pandemic because many had access to support, including through the country’s EPR system known as the reverse logistics systems. All surveyed cooperatives...
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.