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Key Points The institutionalization of social dialogue is an important step towards more just regulation of informal vending, but alone it does not ensure that outcome. In addition to seeking venues for formal participation within state decisionmaking, street vendors’ organizations should maintain a...
This report draws on interviews with street vendors and market traders in nine cities – Accra, Ghana; Ahmedabad, India; Bangkok, Thailand; Delhi, India; Durban, South Africa; Lima, Peru; Mexico City, Mexico; New York, USA; and Pleven, Bulgaria – in mid-2020 and again with the same workers in mid...
In this brief, WIEGO and four global networks of workers in informal employment including HomeNet International, the International Alliance of Waste Pickers, the International Domestic Workers Federation and StreetNet International propose ways in which a just transition framework can be more...
International networks of workers in the informal economy and WIEGO welcome the ILO report on Achieving a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all, prepared for the International Labour Conference’s 111th Session.
We welcome the ILO background report, which focuses on dimensions of labour protection, certain forms of employment and certain groups of workers. It recognizes the need to extend the coverage and effectiveness of labour protection for workers in informal employment.
While debates about taxation and social protection in relation to the informal economy are widespread, there is little empirical evidence to support them. Using new and representative data on informal workers in Accra, Ghana, this paper contributes novel evidence on the extent to which informal...
Even before Russia launched its full-scale attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022, women workers, particularly those who are self-employed, struggled to earn their livelihoods. The war has exacerbated existing inequalities. Ukrainian women and girls are increasingly vulnerable to displacement, loss...
The TUC–UNIWA Informal Sector Pension Scheme was established in Ghana in 2017 by the Union of Informal Workers Associations (UNIWA) as a registered as a voluntary group pension scheme with the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA). Despite its flexible contribution regime, the scheme has...
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...
This case study documents the history of the struggle by street vendors, with SEWA’s support, to retain their right to vend – and their natural market – in Bhadra Chowk, Ahmedabad, India.
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.