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No Cushion to Fall Back On: The Global Economic Crisis and Informal Workers

By
Zoe Elena Horn
Report available in English here . Informe disponible en español aquí . Fact Sheet available in English here . Ficha Técnica disponible en español aquí . Executive Summary available in English here . Sumário Executivo disponível em português aqui . Resumen Ejecutivo disponible en español aquí .

No Cushion to Fall Back On The Global Economic Crisis and Informal Workers

By
Zoe Elena Horn
The research shows that informal enterprises and informal wage workers are affected in many of the same ways as formal firms and formal wage workers. This report is the first output of a year-long study that will continue to monitor the impact of the economic downturn on people employed in the...

A Crise Econômica Global e a Economia Informal - Sumario Executivo

By
Zoe Elena Horn

Sin Colchón que Amortigüe la Caída: La Crisis Económica Global y los Trabajadores de la Economía Informal

By
Zoe Horn
Report available in English here . Informe disponible en español aquí . Fact Sheet available in English here . Ficha Técnica disponible en español aquí . Executive Summary available in English here . Sumário Executivo disponível em português aqui . Resumen Ejecutivo disponible en español aquí .

Advocacy Materials: Rights, Voice, Protection, and Opportunities, A Policy Response to the Informal Economy

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Realizing Rights-SEWA-WIEGO
A set of advocacy materials on decent work for the informal economy and on inclusive urban planning for the urban working poor

Global Economic Crisis and the Informal Economy: “Smaller-and-Smaller Slivers of a Shrinking Pie”

By
WIEGO, Realizing Rights
This two-page flyer provides a snapshot of the impact of the global economic crisis on workers in the informal economy.

La Crisis Economica Global y la Economía Informal Global: “Porciones cada vez menores de una torta que se hace mas pequena”

By
WIEGO, Realizing Rights

Global Economic Crisis Study 1: Fact Sheet

By
WIEGO

Labour Conditions for Construction: Decent Work, Building Cities and The Role of Local Authorities

By
Roderick Lawrence, Edmundo Werna

No Cushion to Fall Back On - Executive Summary

By
Zoe Horn
Report available in English here . Informe disponible en español aquí . Fact Sheet available in English here . Ficha Técnica disponible en español aquí . Executive Summary available in English here . Sumário Executivo disponível em português aqui . Resumen Ejecutivo disponible en español aquí .
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Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Domestic Workers and C189: Making it Real, Africa

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.

Domestic Workers, Organizing & Organizations, Law
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Workers Education/Organizing Materials
Working in Public Space: A Manual for Street Vendors
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.
Inclusive Cities / Urban Policies, Street / Market vendors
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WIEGO Working Papers
Tax Justice and the Informal Economy: A Review of the Debates
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.
Inclusive Cities / Urban Policies