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Domestic workers around the world face a decent work deficit that is due to exclusions from labour laws, the low value associated with the work, and uneven employer-employee relationships. Lack of empowerment and access to justice limit their ability to challenge violations and realize their rights...
Fact sheet on domestic workers rights' under Brazil's domestic workers' law
In an interview with Pamhidzai H. Bamu , WIEGO’s Africa Coordinator for the Law Programme, we discuss “administrative action” — actions or decisions by the executive arm of national, provincial or local governments — that impact informal workers and the area of law called administrative law, which...
Provides an introduction to the informal economy, including: labour law and its scope; the definition of informal economy; an overview of the different occupational groups and employment statuses; challenges to regulating waged and self-employed workers; and legal strategies to support informal...
Como todos los trabajadores, los trabajadores en empleo informal necesitan un marco regulador que proteja sus derechos y fomente un clima de estabilidad y seguridad. WIEGO inauguró su Programa “Derecho y la economía informal” para abordar estos desafíos. Este es el primer boletín del Programa de...
WIEGO and the IDWF partnered to write this toolkit to support IDWF affiliates in their efforts to make C189 real for domestic workers. The toolkit is a training manual for organizers on C189, which contains the following information: “Convention 189: what is it?”: a worker-friendly summary of the...
Le droit est essentiel pour l'amélioration des vies et des moyens de subsistance. Les cadres juridiques, cependant, sont élaborés pour l'économie formelle. Trop souvent, les lois échouent à protéger et à soutenir les travailleurs et travailleuses de l'économie informelle. Au lieu de cela, la...
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.