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Presentation made during the WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference.
This manual was developed to help street vendors (informal traders) to understand their rights and to develop strategies for protecting and advancing those rights. The manual can be used by educators to run workshops or education sessions.
This Political Platform was developed during the 1st Regional Exchange of Experiences of Women Domestic Workers: Convention 189 and Social Security, on 18 and 19 February 2017 in Mexico City, in the context of the first anniversary of the establishment of the National Union of Domestic Workers...
This manual was developed to help domestic workers to understand their rights and to develop strategies for protecting and advancing those rights. The manual can be used by educators to run workshops or education sessions.
WIEGO and the IDWF partnered to write this toolkit to support IDWF affiliates in their efforts to make C189 real for domestic workers. This version is tailored to Africa and has focused on our activities on this region. However, there's also a version made for the Caribbean region. Access here the...
Discusses the role of strategic regulation in advancing the rights of informal workers, and provides examples of successful cases.
This document was one of the five policy briefs prepared by the WIEGO Network for the United Nations High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment (UN HLP).
Describes the history and background of the process leading to 2015 ILO Convention 204 on the transition from the formal to the informal economy.
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.