Global Research

COVID-19 Laws and Informal Workers

In March 2020, WIEGO’s Law Programme began a project to collect, collate and analyse the COVID-19 laws in 41 countries in Africa, 7 in Asia,...

Inequalities and the World of Work: A Major Challenge of Our Time

• November 25, 2021 - December 11, 2021
• ILO Headquarters, Geneva
  Virtual

109th Session of the International Labour Conference  

The Recognition and Protection of Informal Traders in COVID-19 Laws: Lessons from Asia

This analysis covers COVID-19 laws in seven Asian countries, namely, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and...

Making home-based work environments safer, healthier and productive: Emergency relief in crisis and disaster situations; COVID-19 relief

This brief is a part of WIEGO’s documentation of Mahila Housing SEWA Trust’s (MHT) work to capture insights on their work that has...

Homes Double as Workplaces for Many Urban Poor, Especially Women

To highlight the challenges faced by home-based workers as well as efforts to address these challenges, the WIEGO network commissioned resources...

Building Back Better: Informal Workers Stake Their Claim for an Inclusive Delhi

Delhi stands at a critical historical juncture. More than a year after the onset of the COVID-19 crisis and a few months after a devastating...

Regulating Informal Food Vending in Times of COVID-19 and Beyond: Best Practices from Africa and Latin America

Governments, preoccupied with guaranteeing the availability of essential goods and services, compiled lists of essential activities that...

WIEGO at UNU-WIDER Conference on COVID-19 and Development

• September 6, 2021 - September 8, 2021
• Online

WIEGO at the UNU-WIDER Conference on “COVID-19 and development – effects and new realities for the Global South”  

Advocating for Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine: Experiences from Informal Workers Around the World

• September 2, 2021
• Online

Time: 9:00 am – 10:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight TimeLanguages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian, Hindi and Bahasa Indonesian.   Securing...

Social Protection Glossary

This glossary provides definitions of key terms and concepts associated with social protection and explains their relevance for workers in...