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  • Research Reports

    Imaginar uma seguridade social para as trabalhadoras domésticas – Análise da situação relativa à seguridade social para as trabalhadoras domésticas em 15 países da América Latina

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  • Imagining Social Security for Domestic Workers - WIEGO & IDWF Research Reports

    Imagining Social Security for Domestic Workers: Analysis of the Status of Social Security Coverage for Domestic Workers in 15 Latin American Countries

    This report seeks to provide a comprehensive regional overview of domestic workers’ situation regarding social security that reflects...

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  • Policy/Position Documents

    Economic Recovery Platform for Workers in Informal Employment in Mexico City

    Economic Recovery Platform for Workers in Informal Employment in Mexico City  WIEGO organized a dialogue on economic recovery for the informal...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Oct 07 2022

    Investing in Decent Work for Domestic Workers

    • October 7, 2022 - October 11, 2022
    • Kingston, Jamaica

    Your Toolkit on ILO Convention 189 The “Investing in Decent Work for Domestic Workers, Ratification and Implementation of C189 and...

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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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  • Street vendor in Mexico City in 2019 Post
    Exposure Dialogues August 18, 2022

    Milestone Talks on Informal Employment

    In their first direct engagement, informal worker representatives and officials of the CNDH’s Program of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights...

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  • Report

    MTE: Popular economy workers’ child-care facilities offer critical services during COVID-19 in Argentina

    The Movimiento de Trabajadores Excluidos (MTE) – Excluded Workers Movement – in Argentina provides child-care services for its members,...

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  • Stories / Case Studies

    Weaving Webs of Knowledge, Action and Affection

    This e-book compiles photos, learnings and reflections gathered by WIEGO’s Rhonda Douglas based on her research gathered in 2020 and 2021...

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  • Stories / Case Studies

    Tecendo Redes de Conhecimento, Ação e Afeto

    Essa publicação digital toma como ponto de partida a história de impacto escrita por Rhonda Douglas, da WIEGO, com base nas informações coletadas...

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  • Statistical Briefs

    Informal Workers in Chile: A Statistical Profile

    WIEGO’s latest Statistical Brief, Informal Workers in Chile: A Statistical Profile, provides insight into the impact ​ ​COVID-19 and the...

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