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A compilation of laws and policies protecting home-based workers (wage-employed and self-employed), the document was prepared over five years with the help of several organizations from six countries in Latin America.
El presente documento es una compilación de las leyes y políticas que protegen a las trabajadoras y los trabajadores a domicilio (asalariados y autoempleados) que Mujeres en Empleo Informal: Globalizando y Organizando (WIEGO, por su sigla en inglés) ha recopilado en los últimos cinco años con ayuda...
Until fairly recently, labor markets in the MENA region were characterized by a large public sector, a small, weak private sector, and, depending on the country, a sizable agricultural sector and a sizable informal sector outside agriculture (Assaad 2014). But in the run-up to the Arab Spring, which...
On July 15th 2016, Mexico City’s Human Rights Commission (CDHDF) issued Recommendation 7/2016, named “Omissions in Mexico City’s urban solid waste collection, separation and final disposal, and in the creation of decent work conditions for those who undertake these activities.” It recognizes that...
"Through a year-long project supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, Practical Action and WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing) have explored the disruptive impact of technologies on informal workers, examining the technologies themselves and the influence of cities, work...
La “Estrategia Nacional de Tránsito a la Economía Formal” es el resultado de un arduo trabajo de los representantes de los sectores de trabajadores, empleadores y gobierno. Contempla acciones en los cuatro ejes que los sectores han considerado como prioritarios, a saber: formación técnico...
WIEGO was invited by ActionAid to join its panel to provide oral evidence to the UK Parliament's Economic Development Strategy Framework of the Department for International Development (DFID). The resulting report contains recommendations to DFID and an undertaking that the committee should follow...
On 16 June, 2013, the second anniversary of the adoption of the C189 and the World Domestic Workers’ Day, domestic workers in Africa launched the Africa Domestic Workers Network (AfDWN) in Cape Town, South Africa. This historic conference gathered 95 domestic worker representatives of 17...
This policy was adopted by the Sindh Province in Pakstan in May 2013. It was translated and provided to WIEGO by HomeNet Pakistan.
Convention concerning Home Work (Entry into force: 22 Apr 2000) Adoption: Geneva, 83rd ILC session (20 Jun 1996) Full document available in: English, French, Spanish, Arabic, German, Russian and Chinese
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.