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  • Elizabeth Tang IDWF hero image Post
    Building Collective Power September 22, 2022

    Unity of Informal Workers is Key to Domestic Workers’ Success

    In this interview, Elizabeth Tang, General Secretary of the International Domestic Workers’ Federation (IDWF), tells us what she hopes to...

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  • Street vendor in Salvadore, Brazil Statistical Briefs

    Informal Workers in Brazil: A Statistical Profile

    This brief examines data on employment in Brazil from 2012, 2019 and 2020, with a focus on five groups of workers who are mainly informal. ...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: C189: Conventional Wisdom

    This documentary film by the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) illustrates how women from around the world organized within...

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  • Domestic worker in Brisa del Este, Santo Domingo Post
    Statistics July 22, 2022

    Domestic Workers Worldwide: 5 Key Facts

    In this blog, we highlight statistics that make visible the size and significance of the domestic worker sector. Data from 155 countries...

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  • Research Reports

    COVID-19 and Informal Work in 11 Cities – Executive Summary

    The longitudinal multi-city study of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on informal workers finds that earnings are still far below their...

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  • WIEGO Publication Series

    COVID-19 and Informal Work in 11 Cities: Recovery Pathways Amidst Continued Crisis

    This Working Paper reflects the findings from the longitudinal study of nearly 2,000 informal workers in 11 cities around the world. Surveys...

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  • Policy/Position Documents

    110-я сессия ILC/МКТ – Глобальный документ с изложением позиции организаций работников неформальной экономики (длинная версия)

    Международные сети организаций работников неформальной экономики и WIEGO приветствуют доклад МОТ о достойном труде и экономике социальной...

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  • Policy/Position Documents

    Global Position Paper from Organizations of Workers in the Informal Economy on Decent Work and the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE), prepared for the 110th Session of the International Labour Conference (Long Version)

    International networks of workers in the informal economy1 and WIEGO welcome the ILO report on decent work and the social and solidarity...

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  • Policy/Position Documents

    110 -я сессия МКТ – Глобальный документ с изложением позиции организаций работников неформальной экономики

    Международные сети организаций работников неформальной экономики1 и WIEGO приветствуют доклад МОТ о достойном труде и экономике социальной...

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  • Policy/Position Documents

    Global Position Paper from Workers’ Organizations in the Informal Economy on Decent Work and the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE), Prepared for the 110th Session of the International Labour Conference

    International networks of workers in the informal economy and WIEGO welcome the ILO report on decent work and the social and solidarity economy...

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