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Our last blog highlighted three essential informal workers striving to keep their communities fed, informed and clean during the COVID-19 crisis – without proper protective equipment or pay. This blog details workers’ demands that city governments provide them the support they need now, as one step...
El contexto actual dejó al descubierto la situación apremiante que atraviesan las trabajadoras y trabajadores en empleo informal. Dadas las desigualdades que moldean el trabajo y las vidas de los dos mil millones de personas trabajadoras en empleo informal en todo el mundo, serán ellas las que...
La situation actuelle a dévoilé la détresse des travailleuse·eur·s de l'informel. Les deux milliards de travailleuse·eur·s de l'informel dans le monde seront les plus sévèrement touché·e·s par les répercussions sanitaires et économiques de la COVID-19, dû aux inégalités existantes qui façonnent le...
Although many informal workers are now considered to be “essential workers,” that was not always the case. Before the crisis, ongoing harassment by authorities, vilification in the media, and discrimination from the general public was commonplace. However, the economic and public health emergency...
Actualmente, a muchas personas trabajadoras en empleo informal se las considera “esenciales”, pero ese no siempre ha sido el caso. Antes de la crisis, lo más común era que fuesen hostigadas continuamente por las autoridades, difamadas por los medios de comunicación y discriminadas por el público en...
Même si plusieurs travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel sont aujourd'hui considéré·e·s comme des « travailleuse·eur·s essentiel·le·s », cela n'a pas toujours été le cas. Avant la crise, le harcèlement permanent infligé par les autorités, la diffamation dans les médias et la discrimination de la part du...
In 2019, informal workers made some noise — in their home cities and at the highest global change-making bodies. They took to the streets, met with local officials and stood in front on the International Labour Organization in Geneva demanding to be seen, heard and, ultimately, treated with the...
The clock is ticking on the road to meeting the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets by 2030. Governments everywhere are strategizing and implementing to reach these and other global benchmarks. But are top-down solutions suitable for bringing much-needed change to complex social, economic and...
Pushpa Rathod’s work days are unpredictable. On any given day, she may be talking to adolescents about their health, counseling women working in the informal economy on how to access daycare or advising community members on insurance, pensions or housing initiatives. Pushpa works as a community...
As COP25 gets underway, our deep dive into two years of news coverage reveals that the green army of waste pickers leading urban recycling efforts deserves greater recognition for its efforts in solving one of the most pressing problems of our times.
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.