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Thailand is taking steps to give people access to basic social protection, including providing universal health care and pension systems. However, the development of social protection plans providing income support to the working population has mainly centered on civil servants and workers in the...
Vendors of the Makola Market purchased fire extinguishers to be able to react quickly to fires in the market.
On the first of this series of newsletters Chintan wrote "In this inaugural issue of our quarterly newsletter, some basic facts about the world that wastepicker children inhabit, and Chintan’s work among them." Chintan is an Indian non-governmental organization that focuses on sustainable...
Abstract: Occupational injuries are estimated to cause over 300,000 deaths per year worldwide. Many low- and middle-income countries often lack effective injury surveillance systems. We attempted to utilize household surveys to collect occupational injury data to develop more accurate injury...
Programa WIEGO: Fortaleciendo la voz de los trabajadores informales en las decisiones de política social en América Latina
Occupational Health and Safety is rarely considered in relation to informal sector workers, whose working conditions are largely invisible to the wider society where they provide critical goods and services. Through research and trainings, WIEGO has begun building a network of organizations that is...
A saúde e a segurança do trabalho são raramente levadas em conta em relação ao setor de trabalhadores informais, os quais trabalham, em geral, em condições invisíveis para a sociedade como um todo, para a qual eles fornecem bens e serviços indispensáveis. Por meio de pesquisa e treinamentos, a WIEGO...
Report of the Working Group on Occupational Safety and Health for the 12th Five Year Plan, 2012-2017
OHS Learning Meeting May 2011
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.