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This edition of Law & Informality Insights chronicles the conception, implementation and outcomes of the project on Making C189 Real for Domestic Workers.
This brief documents how street vendors in Zimbabwe, who are not recognized as workers by labour laws (and therefore do not enjoy collective bargaining rights), nevertheless pursue collective relations with the local authorities that control their workplace – public space – and determine their terms...
A meeting between the visual arts, sociology and popular education through cooperation between WIEGO and the University of Sheffield, England, with artist/photographer Verônica Alkmim França, this e-book is a catalogue of the exhibition CATA - Climate Change and Women Waste Pickers premiered at the...
This qualitative analysis draws on a study of 75 home-based workers in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The study sheds light on the financial and other barriers these workers encounter in accessing social security. Findings include that there are significant disparities in insurance coverage among the different...
This brief compiles statistics on street vendors and market traders in 12 countries: Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Ghana, India, Mexico, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, Thailand, Türkiye and Uganda. In most of the countries, the overwhelming majority of market traders and an even higher share of street...
WIEGO submitted written observations to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on the right to care. The submission was developed in support of the Republic of Argentina's request that the IACHR determine the scope of care as a human right, as well as the obligations that States are...
A key challenge for the post-COVID-19 global economy is whether the disproportionate impact of the crisis on workers in informal employment, who form the majority of the world’s workforce, will be acknowledged or whether harmful and negative stereotypes will persist. Today, despite the role of these...
This report draws on the experiences and efforts of organizations of waste pickers to develop and make data on them available to policymakers and others. It describes the data collection projects in three cities and one country – Bogotá, Colombia; Pune, India; New York City, USA; and South Africa...
The responsibility for implementation of the International Labour Organization’s Recommendation 204 concerning the Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy rests primarily on member states – ideally with proactive support from employers’ and workers’ organizations, including...
The Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) has over 2.5 million members across 18 states in India. SEWA organizes women workers to achieve full employment and self-reliance using a strategy of struggle and development. This brief provides insight into the work of SEWA Delhi during the COVID-19...
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.