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The ILO Convention 177 on Homework (C177) was adopted at the International Labour Conference (ILC) on 20 June 1996. Organized homeworkers were campaigning to be recognized as workers with rights equal to those of other wage earners. It was the first time in the ILO’s history that a group composed...
Projeto de Formação em Gênero Foto Relatório English
Misconceptions about the informal economy and informal workers limit their opportunities, endanger their livelihoods and often harm local and national economies. Get the facts here.
El empleo informal representa el 50% o más del empleo total en países en desarrollo, y la proporción del empleo informal en el empleo total en los países desarrollados está creciendo. Sin embargo, ideas equivocadas sobre la economía informal y los trabajadores y trabajadoras que laboran en ella...
Le travail informel représente aujourd’hui plus de la moitié de l’emploi dans les pays en développement et une part grandissante de l’emploi dans les pays développés. Toutefois, la mauvaise compréhension de l’économie informelle et de ses travailleurs limite leurs possibilités et met souvent à...
The informal economy is often associated with illegality. But this assumed relationship is not clearly defined or understood. What aspects of the informal economy are considered illegal: informal units and activities or informal operators and workers? What is illegal about them: the goods and...
Home-based work is a global phenomenon found in countries rich and poor across many industries. This document examines common myths about home-based workers and provides research-based facts.
Métodos participativos são essenciais tanto para explorar os diversos níveis de subordinação e discriminação que as mulheres catadoras enfrentam, quanto para criar recursos de empoderamento e oportunidades para a sua autonomia econômica. English | Français | Español
Projeto repensando as relações de gênero na catação
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.