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The goal of the Child Care Initiative Strategic Workshop was to determine the future direction of WIEGO's Child Care Initiative. Through this initiative WIEGO hoped to raise the visibility of childcare as an essential component of social protection for informal workers and to better understand the...
WIEGO’s Child Care Initiative (CCI) is exploring the possibility of launching a campaign seeking to position child care as a core part of social protection for informal workers. The CCI also seeks a better understanding of the link between adequate child care provision and women’s economic...
The Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean is a twice-yearly report prepared jointly by the Economic Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Office for the Southern Cone of Latin America of the International Labour...
For Subhadraben in Ahmedabad, India, accessing healthcare meant long waits and lost income. Read how SEWA’s health sevika helped Subhadraben get a Ma Amrutam card - a state government scheme under which families living below the poverty line can receive free treatment.
This annotated bibliography is intended to be a guide to key debates and ideas which characterize child care as a policy issue. This research places an emphasis on aspects that relate to WIEGO’s concerns, specifically the relationship between child care provision and the ability of women...
This resource reviews literature on the topic of women, work and child care provision with a focus on the following areas: to provide a review of the main conceptual issues which have underpinned child care as a policy issue; to collect the available empirical evidence which links women’s earnings...
This resource aims to identify key actors who might be influential in the field of child care. It aims, in particular, to explore their positions in respect of child care in relation to women in informal employment. The focus on women reflects the facts that women are, in general, more likely than...
The many schemes that have been announced in the name of social security are limited in scope and the quantum of security they prefer. The promotional schemes will also be linked to the market and will benefit the insurance companies. In the meanwhile, basic social security programmes are either...
Este número del boletín WIEGO se concentra en 6ª Asamblea General de WIEGO. La Asamblea General se celebró en Yogyakarta, Indonesia. En esta edición: - Exposiciones destacando los éxitos en trabajos colaborativos - Liderazgo de las mujeres y empoderamiento económico - Diálogo político: la...
Ce édition du bulletin WIEGO se concentre sur 6ème Assemblée Générale de WIEGO. L'Assemblée générale a eu lieu à Yogyakarta, en Indonésie. Dans cette édition: - Un éclairage sur des succès de collaboration - La gouvernance des femmes et leur autonomisation économique - Discussion politique...
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.