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WIEGO Senior Advisor Marty Chen recently participated in an Institute of Development Studies webinar, " The COVID-19 crisis facing informal workers – what can be done? " and said the pandemic provides an opportunity for a major shift in our thinking about structural injustices in economies. At the...
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...
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...
Entre le 23 mars et le 8 avril 2020, WIEGO a mené une évaluation rapide pour comprendre l’impact de la COVID-19 et des mesures de santé publique mises en oeuvre par les gouvernements sur les travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel en Afrique, en Asie et en Amérique latine. Cette évaluation comprenait des...
Entre el 23 de marzo y el 8 de abril de 2020, WIEGO llevó a cabo una evaluación rápida para entender cómo la COVID-19 y las medidas de salud pública relacionadas con la pandemia están afectando a las personas trabajadoras en empleo informal en África, Asia y América Latina. Esta evaluación incluyó...
Between 23 March-8 April, WIEGO conducted a rapid assessment to understand how the COVID-19 crisis is impacting informal workers in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This document contains what WIEGO learned.
Grim reports of overwhelmed health systems from here and other parts of Europe, as well as North America, have dominated COVID-19 coverage in much of the world’s influential news media. But the focus has begun to shift to an equally devastating story from the Global South. That story is one of...
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.