Occupational Group: Domestic Workers

Domestic workers are on the frontline of this pandemic, and at risk

Worldwide, at least 67 million people are employed as domestic workers. Their work allows families living in those households to do their...

Trabajadoras del hogar: en primera línea de la pandemia y en riesgo

En todo el mundo, al menos 67 millones de personas están empleadas como trabajadoras del hogar. Gracias a su labor, que permite que las familias...

‘Punished for their poverty’: Street traders in South Africa

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study

WIEGO and our partners are listening long and hard to informal workers through our multi-city study: COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy....

Global Day of Action: Invest in Care, Now!

WIEGO is joining the Global Day of Action for Care on 29 October 2020, calling on governments to invest in public health and care service...

Trabajadoras y trabajadores en empleo informal durante la crisis de la COVID-19

En una respuesta inmediata a la COVID-19, WIEGO llevó a cabo una evaluación rápida para entender cómo están afectando la pandemia y las medidas...

COVID-19: What happens to women with low incomes after they lose their jobs?

“It’s very hard to see what the other end of this crisis is going to look like at the grassroots level, at the base of the economic...

Your Toolkit on ILO Convention 189 — The Domestic Workers’ Convention (Amharic)

Mwongozo wa Mkataba Namba 189-wa Wafanyakazi wa Majumbani

The Impact of COVID-19 Laws on Informal Workers: A Review of 51 Countries