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Also in English Ver todos los reportes anuales de WIEGO .
WIEGO’s activities during 2015 and 2016, as detailed in this Annual Report, illustrate how WIEGO works: to generate knowledge for and build the capacity of informal workers and their organizations to enable them to engage efectively in local and global advocacy.
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 Self-Employed Womens Association (SEWA) of India recognizes that the home is a paramount productive asset, especially for poor women. Secure tenure allows access to financial assistance, which is critical to supporting and expanding most kinds of economic activity, particularly self-employed...
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...
This report synthesizes qualitative and quantitative data from the first (2012) round of IEMS fieldwork in the home-based work sector in three cities: Ahmedabad, India Bangkok, Thailand Lahore, Pakistan See also: Executive Summary of this report. The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is...
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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.