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Magali Marega and Jo Vervecken draw on in-depth interviews of farmworkers in the Ecuadorian Banana farms, showing the health hazards of working in this sector. Through the voices of the workers, their core argument is that the problems encountered in the sector need to be understood within the...
Healthcare is a hot button issue around the world right now. As Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has become a rallying call for the global health movement, it has been embraced by both the World Bank and the World Health Organization as a core objective and is encapsulated within the United Nations’...
Durban, South Africa On November 1st and 3rd 2017, the FES-WIEGO Child Care and Social Protection for Informal Workers – International Meeting was held in Durban, South Africa. Co-organised by WIEGO and FES, this meeting sought to bring together some of the member-based organizations working on...
Presentation during Session 10 of the WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference on "Informal Workers and Social Policy."
Note from WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference.
In the Latin America region, women in informal employment struggle to gain access to health, old-age pensions or maternity benefits, because these have historically been linked to regular social security contributions in the context of formal employer-worker relationships. Some countries in the...
A brief presentation to visualize the way rapid urbanization and migration impact on social policy needs and financing for women informal workers and their families.
Maputo/Mozambique Photo by Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images Reportage The Africa Platform on Social Protection (APSP) Conference “Rights Based Social Protection in Africa: Opportunities, Lessons and Future Implications” took place between October 18th and 20th 2017 in Maputo as part of Mozambique’s...
New Delhi, India Photo by: Paula Bronstein - Getty Images/Reportage Co-hosted by WIEGO, SEWA and FORCES (Forum for creches and child care services), the workshop “Quality Childcare as a Right of All Workers: Collaborating for Action” took place in New Delhi on 12 September 2017. The objectives of...
EQUINET is a network of health professionals, civil society members, policy makers, state officials and others working on health and social justice in the Southern African region. Worker’s health, amongst both formal and informal workers, is one of the areas covered by EQUINET. The organization...
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.