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This statistical snapshot of India's home-based workers offers data on the size of this workforce, age, sex, type of industry and more. Data presented in this brief are from the 2017-18 Periodic Labour Force Survey and the 2011-12 and 2004-2005 Surveys of Employment and Unemployment. All are...
This guide explains the OECD Guidelines for Multi-National Enterprises (MNEs), the MNEs’ responsibilities to workers in their supply chains; the provisions that relate specifically to homeworkers; and how the complaints process works. It also suggests how membership-based organizations (MBOs) of...
Living Wage: Regulatory Pathways to Living Wages for Precarious and Informal Workers in Global Supply Chains proposes strategies to improve and enforce minimum wages for workers that suffer the consequences of the constant pressure from powerful actors to cut production cost. At the heart of the...
The Garment Worker Diaries is a yearlong research project focused on the lives and wages of garment workers in Cambodia, Bangladesh and India.
WIEGO's June 2017 Newsletter for Membership-Based Organizations of Informal Workers. Read the newsletter in English.Leer el boletín en español.Lire cette lettre d'information en français.
Publication's summary: "Indonesia is the fourth largest footwear manufacturer worldwide. The major importers of Indonesian leather footwear are the US and Europe. It is hence worth taking a look at Indonesia to learn more about the social and ecological footprint of leather shoes worn in Europe...
From PBS NewsHour: "Rotting animal hides and toxic chemicals. That's the stench emanating from a neighborhood in Bangladesh’s capital, where hundreds of leather tanneries are packed into two square miles and workers, toiling away under horrific conditions, don’t know the full danger they face. Hari...
Working Paper 32/17 from the Centre for Development Policy and Research presents a summary of the findings of "The ESRC-DFID Research Project - Labour Standards and the Working Poor in China and India". More information about this research is available on the CDPR website.
This is the first issue of "SEWA Rashtriya Patrika", SEWA’s Mouthpiece integrating women workers in national development. The issue includes:- Introduction from SEWA founder, Ela Bhatt- U-WIN cards (Unrecognized Workers Identity Number) for workers- SEWA public hearing to resolve fish workers'...
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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.